Heterocyclic amides as rip1 kinase inhibitors as medicaments

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a method of treating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically active agent to a patient in need thereof.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates the therapeutic uses of a combination of aheterocyclic amide compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase together with atleast one other therapeutically active agent.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Dysregulation of RIP1 kinase-mediated programmed cell death has beenlinked to various inflammatory diseases, as demonstrated by use of theRIP3 knockout mouse (where RIP1-mediated programmed necrosis iscompletely blocked) and by Necrostatin-1 (a tool inhibitor of RIP1kinase activity with poor oral bioavailability). The RIP3 knockout mousehas been shown to be protective in inflammatory bowel disease (includingUlcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) ((2011) Nature 477, 330-334),Psoriasis ((2011) Immunity 35, 572-582), retinal-detachment-inducedphotoreceptor necrosis ((2010) PNAS 107, 21695-21700), retinitispigmentosa ((2012) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 109:36, 14598-14603),cerulein-induced acute pancreatits ((2009) Cell 137, 1100-1111) andSepsis/systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) ((2011) Immunity35, 908-918). Necrostatin-1 has been shown to be effective inalleviating ischemic brain injury ((2005) Nat. Chem. Biol. 1, 112-119),retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury ((2010) J. Neurosci. Res. 88,1569-1576), Huntington's disease ((2011) Cell Death Dis. 2 e115), renalischemia reperfusion injury ((2012) Kidney Int. 81, 751-761), cisplatininduced kidney injury ((2012) Ren. Fail. 34, 373-377) and traumaticbrain injury ((2012) Neurochem. Res. 37, 1849-1858). Other diseases ordisorders regulated at least in part by RIP1-dependent apoptosis,necrosis or cytokine production include hematological and solid organmalignancies ((2013) Genes Dev. 27: 1640-1649), bacterial infections andviral infections ((2014) Cell Host & Microbe 15, 23-35) (including, butnot limited to, tuberculosis and influenza ((2013) Cell 153, 1-14)) andLysosomal storage diseases (particularly, Gaucher Disease, NatureMedicine Advance Online Publication, 19 Jan. 2014, doi:10.1038/nm.3449).

A potent, selective, small molecule inhibitor of RIP1 kinase activitywould block RIP1-dependent cellular necrosis and thereby provide atherapeutic benefit in diseases or events associated with DAMPs, celldeath, and/or inflammation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is directed to a method of treating a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder which comprises administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at leastone other therapeutically active agent to a patient (a human or othermammal, particularly, a human) in need thereof.

This invention is also directed to a combination of a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically active agentfor use in therapy.

The invention is further directed to the use of a combination of acompound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one othertherapeutically active agent, in the manufacture of a medicament for usein the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder.

The compounds according to Formula (I), and salts, particularlypharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof, are inhibitors of RIP1kinase:

wherein:

X is O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, CO, CH₂, CF₂, CH(CH₃), CH(OH), or N(CH₃);

Y is CH₂ or CH₂CH₂;

Z¹ is N, CH or CR¹;

Z² is CH or CR²;

Z³ is N, CH or CR³;

Z⁴ is CH or CR⁴;

R¹ is fluoro or methyl;

one of R² and R³ is halogen, cyano, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₁-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, hydroxyl, B(OH)₂, —COOH,halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂—,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂NHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,((C₁-C₄)alkyl)((C₁-C₄)alkyl)NC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)N(C₁-C₄)alkyl)-, (C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—,hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl-C(O)—, 5-6membered heterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-NHC(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkoxy-, 3-6 membered cycloalkyl, 5-6 memberedheteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C(O)NH,

wherein said 3-6 membered cycloalkyl, 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl and5-6 membered heteroaryl are optionally substituted by 1 or 2substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of(C₁-C₄)alkyl and —(C₁-C₄)alkyl-CN;

and the other of R² and R³ is halogen or (C₁-C₆)alkyl;

R⁴ is fluoro, chloro, or methyl;

R⁵ is H or methyl;

A is phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl,wherein the carbonyl moiety and L are substituted 1,3 on ring A;

m is 0 or m is 1 and R^(A) is (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and

L is O, S, NH, N(CH₃), CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CH(CH₃), CHF, CF₂, CH₂O, CH₂N(CH₃),CH₂NH, or CH(OH);

B is an optionally substituted (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 memberedheteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl;

wherein said (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6membered heterocycloalkyl is unsubstituted or is substituted by one ortwo substituents each independently selected from halogen, (C₁-C₄)alkyl,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, nitro, and(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)—;

or the moiety -L-B is (C₃-C₆)alkyl, (C₃-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₃-C₆)alkoxy,(C₃-C₆)alkenyl, or (C₃-C₆)alkenyloxy.

Accordingly, the invention is specifically directed to a method oftreating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder which comprisesadministering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound accordingto Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and atleast one other therapeutically active agent to a patient (a human orother mammal, particularly, a human) in need thereof.

This invention is further directed to a combination of a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound according to Formula (I), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in therapy.

The invention is further directed to the use of a combination of atherapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula (I),or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent, in the manufacture of a medicament for usein the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder.

The compounds of Formula (I) and methods of making and using the sameare described in International Patent Appln. No. PCT/IB2014/059004, now,International Patent Appln. Pub. No. WO2014/125444.

RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disorders that may be treated using themethod or combination of this invention include diseases or disordersthat are mediated by activation of RIP1 kinase, and as such, arediseases or disorders where inhibition of RIP1 kinase would providebenefit. Such RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disorders arediseases/disorders which are likely to be regulated at least in part byprogrammed necrosis, apoptosis or the production of inflammatorycytokines, particularly inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn'sdisease and ulcerative colitis), psoriasis, retinal detachment (anddegeneration), retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, pancreatitis,atopic dermatitis, arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis,spondyloarthritis, gout, systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis(SoJIA), psoriatic arthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),Sjogren's syndrome, systemic scleroderma, anti-phospholipid syndrome(APS), vasculitis, osteoarthritis, liver damage/diseases (non-alcoholsteatohepatitis, alcohol steatohepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis,autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC),acetaminophen toxicity, hepatotoxicity), kidney damage/injury(nephritis, renal transplant, surgery, administration of nephrotoxicdrugs e.g. cisplatin, acute kidney injury (AKI)) Celiac disease,autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (autoimmune ITP),transplant rejection, ischemia reperfusion injury of solid organs,sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), cerebrovascularaccident (CVA, stroke), myocardial infarction (MI), atherosclerosis,Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), neontal hypoxic brain injury,allergic diseases (including asthma and atopic dermatitis), burns (burninjury, burn shock), multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes, Wegener'sgranulomatosis, pulmonary sarcoidosis, Behcet's disease, interleukin-1converting enzyme (ICE, also known as caspase-1) associated feversyndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cigarettesmoke-induced damage, cystic fibrosis, tumor necrosis factorreceptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), a neoplastic tumor,peridontitis, NEMO-mutations (mutations of NF-kappa-B essentialmodulator gene (also known as IKK gamma or IKKG)), particularly,NEMO-deficiency syndrome, HOIL-1 deficiency ((also known as RBCK1)heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1 deficiency), linear ubiquitinchain assembly complex (LUBAC) deficiency syndrome, hematological andsolid organ malignancies, bacterial infections and viral infections(such as influenza, staphylococcus, and mycobacterium (tuberculosis)),and Lysosomal storage diseases (particularly, Gaucher disease, andincluding GM2 gangliosidosis, alpha-mannosidosis,aspartylglucosaminuria, cholesteryl ester storage disease, chronichexosaminidase A deficiency, cystinosis, Danon disease, Fabry disease,Farber disease, fucosidosis, galactosialidosis, GM1 gangliosidosis,mucolipidosis, infantile free sialic acid storage disease, juvenilehexosaminidase A deficiency, Krabbe disease, lysosomal acid lipasedeficiency, metachromatic leukodystrophy, mucopolysaccharidosesdisorders, multiple sulfatase deficiency, Niemann-Pick disease, neuronalceroid lipofuscinoses, Pompe disease, pycnodysostosis, Sandhoff disease,Schindler disease, sialic acid storage disease, Tay-Sachs, and Wolmandisease), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, andrejection of transplant organs, tissues and cells.

Specific RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disorders that may be treatedusing the method or combination of this invention include acerebrovascular accident, systemic inflammatory response syndrome,Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, periodontitis, asthma,COPD, a mycobacterium infection, systemic scleroderma, cystic fibrosis,retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, influenza, staphylococcusinfection, transplant rejection, or atopic dermatitis. Other RIP1kinase-mediated diseases or disorders that may be treated using themethod or combination of this invention include inflammatory boweldisease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), psoriasis,retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa, arthritis (includingrheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, gout, and SoJIA), transplantrejection, ischemia reperfusion injury of solid organs, multiplesclerosis, and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodicsyndrome.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) pattern of a crystallineform of anhydrous(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The alternative definitions for the various groups and substituentgroups of Formula (I) provided throughout the specification are intendedto particularly describe each compound species disclosed herein,individually, as well as groups of one or more compound species. Thescope of this invention includes therapeutic uses of compounds ofFormula (I), or salts thereof, having any combination of these group andsubstituent group definitions. The useful compounds of Formula (I) orsalts thereof, are only those which are contemplated to be “chemicallystable” as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

As used herein, the term “alkyl” represents a saturated, straight orbranched hydrocarbon group having the specified number of carbon atoms.The term “(C₁-C₄)alkyl” refers to an alkyl moiety containing from 1 to 4carbon atoms. Exemplary alkyls include, but are not limited to methyl,ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, and t-butyl.

When a substituent term such as “alkyl” is used in combination withanother substituent term, for example as in “hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl” or“aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl”, the linking substituent term (e.g., alkyl) isintended to encompass a divalent moiety, wherein the point of attachmentis through that linking substituent. Examples of “aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl”groups include, but are not limited to, benzyl (phenylmethyl),1-methylbenzyl (1-phenylethyl), and phenethyl (2-phenylethyl). Examplesof “hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl” groups include, but are not limited to,hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, and hydroxyisopropyl.

The term “halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” represents a group having one or morehalogen atoms, which may be the same or different, at one or more carbonatoms of an alkyl moiety containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Examplesof “halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” groups include, but are not limited to, —CF₃(trifluoromethyl), —CCl₃ (trichloromethyl), 1,1-difluoroethyl,2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, and hexafluoroisopropyl.

“Alkenyl” refers to straight or branched hydrocarbon group having atleast 1 and up to 3 carbon-carbon double bonds. Examples include ethenyland propenyl.

“Alkoxy” refers to an “alkyl-oxy-” group, containing an alkyl moietyattached through an oxygen linking atom. For example, the term“(C₁-C₄)alkoxy” represents a saturated, straight or branched hydrocarbonmoiety having at least 1 and up to 4 carbon atoms attached through anoxygen linking atom. Exemplary “(C₁-C₄)alkoxy” groups include, but arenot limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy,s-butoxy, and t-butoxy.

The term “halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy” refers to a “haloalkyl-oxy-” group,containing a “halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” moiety attached through an oxygenlinking atom, which halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” refers to a moiety having one ormore halogen atoms, which may be the same or different, at one or morecarbon atoms of an alkyl moiety containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.Exemplary “halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy” groups include, but are not limited to,—OCHF₂ (difluoromethoxy), —OCF₃ (trifluoromethoxy), —OCH₂CF₃(trifluoroethoxy), and —OCH(CF₃)₂ (hexafluoroisopropoxy).

A carbocyclic group is a cyclic group in which all of the ring membersare carbon atoms, which may be saturated, partially unsaturated(non-aromatic) or fully unsaturated (e.g., aromatic). The term“carbocyclic” includes cycloalkyl and aryl groups.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to a non-aromatic, saturated, cyclic hydrocarbongroup containing the specified number of carbon atoms. For example, theterm “(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl” refers to a non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbonring having from three to six ring carbon atoms. Exemplary“(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl” groups include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,and cyclohexyl.

The terms “cycloalkyloxy” or “cycloalkoxy” refer to a group containing acycloalkyl moiety, defined hereinabove, attached through an oxygenlinking atom. Exemplary “(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyloxy” groups includecyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, and cyclohexyloxy.

“Aryl” refers to a group or moiety comprising an aromatic, monocyclic orbicyclic hydrocarbon radical containing from 6 to 10 carbon ring atomsand having at least one aromatic ring. Examples of “aryl” groups arephenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, and dihydroindenyl (indanyl). Generally, inthe compounds useful in this invention, aryl is phenyl.

A heterocyclic group is a cyclic group having, as ring members, atoms ofat least two different elements, which cyclic group may be saturated,partially unsaturated (non-aromatic) or fully unsaturated (e.g.,aromatic). The terms “heterocyclic” or “heterocyclyl” includesheterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl groups. It is to be understood that theterms heterocyclic, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and heterocycloalkyl, areintended to encompass stable groups where a ring nitrogen heteroatom isoptionally oxidized (e.g., heteroaryl groups containing an N-oxide, suchas oxo-pyridyl (pyridyl-N-oxide) or where a ring sulfur heteroatom isoptionally oxidized (e.g., heterocycloalkyl groups containing sulfonesor sulfoxide moieties, such as tetrahydrothienyl-1-oxide(tetrahydrothienyl sulfoxide, tetrahydrothiophenyl sulfoxide) andtetrahydrothienyl-1,1-dioxide (tetrahydrothienyl sulfone)).

“Heterocycloalkyl” refers to a non-aromatic, monocyclic or bicyclicgroup containing 3-10 ring atoms, being saturated and containing one ormore (generally one or two) heteroatom substitutions independentlyselected from oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen. Examples of“heterocycloalkyl” groups include, but are not limited to, aziridinyl,thiiranyl, oxiranyl, azetidinyl, oxetanyl, thietanyl, pyrrolinyl,tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothienyl, 1,3-dioxolanyl, piperidinyl,piperazinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, 1,3-dioxanyl,1,4-dioxanyl, 1,3-oxathiolanyl, 1,3-oxathianyl, 1,3-dithianyl,1,4-oxathiolanyl, 1,4-oxathianyl, 1,4-dithianyl, morpholinyl,thiomorpholinyl, hexahydro-1H-1,4-diazepinyl, azabicylo[3.2.1]octyl,azabicylo[3.3.1]nonyl, azabicylo[4.3.0]nonyl, oxabicylo[2.2.1]heptyl,1,1-dioxidotetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl, and 1,5,9-triazacyclododecyl.

Examples of “4-membered heterocycloalkyl” groups include oxetanyl,thietanyl and azetidinyl.

The term “5-6-membered heterocycloalkyl” represents a non aromatic,monocyclic group, which is saturated or partially unsaturated,containing 5 or 6 ring atoms, which includes one or two heteroatomsselected independently from oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen. Illustrativeexamples of 5 to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl groups include, but are notlimited to pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,tetrahydrothienyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl,morpholinyl, and thiomorpholinyl.

“Heteroaryl” represents a group or moiety comprising an aromaticmonocyclic or bicyclic radical, containing 5 to 10 ring atoms, including1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen andsulfur. This term also encompasses bicyclic heterocyclic-aryl groupscontaining either an aryl ring moiety fused to a heterocycloalkyl ringmoiety or a heteroaryl ring moiety fused to a cycloalkyl ring moiety.

Illustrative examples of heteroaryls include, but are not limited to,furanyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl,tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl,isothiazolyl, pyridinyl (pyridyl), oxo-pyridyl (pyridyl-N-oxide),pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, benzofuranyl,isobenzofuryl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuryl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl,dihydrobenzodioxinyl, benzothienyl, indolizinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl,dihydroindolyl, benzimidazolyl, dihydrobenzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl,dihydrobenzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisothiazolyl,dihydrobenzoisothiazolyl, indazolyl, imidazopyridinyl,pyrazolopyridinyl, benzotriazolyl, triazolopyridinyl, purinyl,quinolinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, isoquinolinyl,tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl, phthalazinyl,quinazolinyl, 1,5-naphthyridinyl, 1,6-naphthyridinyl,1,7-naphthyridinyl, 1,8-naphthyridinyl, and pteridinyl.

As used herein, “5-6-membered heteroaryl” represents an aromaticmonocyclic group containing 5 or 6 ring atoms, including at least onecarbon atom and 1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen,oxygen and sulfur. Selected 5-membered heteroaryl groups contain onenitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur ring heteroatom, and optionally contain 1,2, or 3 additional nitrogen ring atoms. Selected 6-membered heteroarylgroups contain 1, 2, or 3 nitrogen ring heteroatoms. Examples of5-membered heteroaryl groups include furyl (furanyl), thienyl, pyrrolyl,imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl,thiadiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl and oxo-oxadiazolyl.Selected 6-membered heteroaryl groups include pyridinyl, oxo-pyridyl,pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl and triazinyl.

Bicyclic heteroaryl groups include 6,5-fused heteroaryl (9-memberedheteroaryl) and 6,6-fused heteroaryl (10-membered heteroaryl) groups.Examples of 6,5-fused heteroaryl (9-membered heteroaryl) groups includebenzothienyl, benzofuranyl, indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolyl,isoindolinyl, indazolyl, indolizinyl, isobenzofuryl,2,3-dihydrobenzofuryl, benzoxazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzimidazolyl,benzoxadiazolyl, benzthiadiazolyl, benzotriazolyl,1,3-benzoxathiol-2-on-yl (2-oxo-1,3-benzoxathiolyl), purinyl andimidazopyridinyl.

Examples of 6,6-fused heteroaryl (10-membered heteroaryl) groups includequinolyl, isoquinolyl, phthalazinyl, naphthridinyl (1,5-naphthyridinyl,1,6-naphthyridinyl, 1,7-naphthyridinyl, 1,8-naphthyridinyl),quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, 4H-quinolizinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl,cinnolinyl, and pteridinyl.

Unless otherwise specified, all bicyclic ring systems may be attached atany suitable position on either ring.

The terms “halogen” and “halo” represent chloro, fluoro, bromo, or iodosubstituents. “Oxo” represents a double-bonded oxygen moiety; forexample, if attached directly to a carbon atom forms a carbonyl moiety(C═O). “Hydroxy” or “hydroxyl” is intended to mean the radical —OH. Asused herein, the term “cyano” refers to the group —CN.

As used herein, the term “optionally substituted” indicates that a group(such as an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, orheteroaryl group) or ring or moiety (such as a carbocyclic orheterocyclic ring or moiety) may be unsubstituted, or the group, ring ormoiety may be substituted with one or more substituent(s) as defined. Inthe case where groups may be selected from a number of alternativegroups, the selected groups may be the same or different.

The term “independently” means that where more than one substituent isselected from a number of possible substituents, those substituents maybe the same or different.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to those compounds,materials, compositions, and dosage forms which are, within the scope ofsound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues ofhuman beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, orother problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonablebenefit/risk ratio.

As used herein, the terms “compound(s) used in this invention” or“compound(s) useful in this invention” refer to a compound of Formula(I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), as definedherein, in any form, i.e., any salt or non-salt form (e.g., as a freeacid or base form, or as a salt, particularly a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof) and any physical form thereof (e.g., includingnon-solid forms (e.g., liquid or semi-solid forms), and solid forms(e.g., amorphous or crystalline forms, specific polymorphic forms,solvate forms, including hydrate forms (e.g., mono-, di-, andhemi-hydrates)), and mixtures of various forms.

Accordingly, included within the present invention are the therapeuticuses of compounds of Formula (I), particularly, compounds of any one ofFormulas (I-IV), as defined herein, in any salt or non-salt form and anyphysical form thereof, and mixtures of various forms. While such areincluded within the present invention, it will be understood that thecompounds of Formula (I), particularly, compounds of any one of Formulas(I-IV), as defined herein, in any salt or non-salt form, and in anyphysical form thereof, may have varying levels of activity, differentbioavailabilities and different handling properties for formulationpurposes.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, X is O, S,SO, SO₂, NH, CO, CH₂, CF₂, CH(CH₃), N(CH₃), or CH(OH). In a specificembodiment, X is O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, CO, CH₂, or N(CH₃). In anotherembodiment, X is S, SO, SO₂, or CO. In yet another embodiment, X is CF₂,CH(CH₃), or CH(OH). In a further embodiment, X is O, CH₂, NH or N(CH₃).In selected embodiments, X is O or CH₂.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, Y is CH₂ orCH₂CH₂. In another embodiment, Y is CH₂CH₂. In selected embodiments, Yis CH₂.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, Z¹, Z², Z³,and Z⁴ are each CH. In another embodiment, Z¹ is CR¹ and Z², Z³ and Z⁴are each CH. In a further embodiment, Z¹, Z², and Z⁴ are each CH and Z³is CR³. In a further embodiment, Z¹, Z³, and Z⁴ are each CH and Z² isCR². In a still further embodiment, Z¹, Z², and Z³ are each CH and Z⁴ isCR⁴. In another embodiment, Z¹ and Z² are CH, Z³ is CR³, and Z⁴ is CR⁴.In another embodiment, Z¹ and Z⁴ are CH, Z² is CR², and Z³ is CR³. Inanother embodiment, Z¹ and Z³ are CH, Z² is CR², and Z⁴ is CR⁴. Inanother embodiment, Z¹ is CH, Z² is CR², Z³ is CR³, and Z⁴ is CR⁴.

In yet another embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, Z¹and Z³ are both N, Z² is CH and Z⁴ is CH or CR⁴. In yet anotherembodiment of the compounds used in this invention, Z¹ and Z³ are bothN, Z² is CH or CR² and Z⁴ is CH. In still other embodiments, Z¹ is N, Z²is CR² and Z³ and Z⁴ are CH. In yet other embodiments, Z³ is N, and Z²,Z³ and Z⁴ are CH.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, R¹ is fluoro.In another embodiment, R¹ is methyl.

In one embodiment, one of R² and R³ is halogen, cyano, (C₁-C₆)alkyl,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, hydroxyl, B(OH)₂,—COOH, halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂NHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,((C₁-C₄)alkyl)((C₁-C₄)alkyl)NC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)N(C₁-C₄)alkyl)-, (C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—,hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl-C(O)—, 5-6membered heterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-NHC(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkoxy-, 3-6 membered cycloalkyl, 5-6 memberedheteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C(O)NH,

wherein said 3-6 membered cycloalkyl, 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl and5-6 membered heteroaryl are optionally substituted by 1 or 2substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of(C₁-C₄)alkyl and —(C₁-C₄)alkyl-CN;

and the other of R² and R³ is halogen, cyano or (C₁-C₆)alkyl.

In another embodiment, R² is halogen, cyano, (C₁-C₆)alkyl,(C₁-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, hydroxyl, B(OH)₂, —COOH,halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, 3-5 memberedcycloalkyl, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl, wherein said 3-5 memberedcycloalkyl or 5-6 membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted by a(C₁-C₃)alkyl substituent; and Z³ is CH or CR³ and R³ is cyano,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted by a(C₁-C₃)alkyl substituent. In another embodiment, R² is halogen, cyano,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, hydroxyl, B(OH)₂, —COOH, halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl, wherein said 5-6membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted by a (C₁-C₃)alkylsubstituent; and Z³ is CH.

In another embodiment, R³ is halogen, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₁-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₆)alkoxy, B(OH)₂, —COOH, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂—,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂NHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,((C₁-C₄)alkyl)((C₁-C₄)alkyl)NC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)N(C₁-C₄)alkyl)-, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-C(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-NHC(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkoxy-, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6membered heteroaryl-C(O)NH, herein said 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyland 5-6 membered heteroaryl are optionally substituted by (C₁-C₃)alkylor —(C₁-C₃)alkyl-CN; and Z² is CH.

In specific embodiments, R² is fluoro, chloro, bromo, —CN, —CH₃, —OCH₃,—OCHF₂, —OH, B(OH)₂, CF₃C(OH)₂—, CH₃OCH₂CH₂O—, cyclopropyl,5H-tetrazol-5-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, or 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl.

In specific embodiments, R³ is fluoro, chloro, bromo, —CN, —OCH₃,—OCHF₂, B(OH)₂, —COOH, CH₃SO₂—, CH₃SO₂NHC(O)—, CH₃C(O)NH—, (CH₃)₂NC(O)—,CH₃OC(O)—, (CH₃)C(O)N(CH₃)—, HOCH₂CH₂C(O)NH—, CH₃OCH₂CH₂NHC(O)NH—,CH₃SO₂CH₂CH₂NHC(O)—, CH₃CH₂NHC(O)NH—, CH₃OC(O)NH—, morpholin-4-yl-CO—,pyrrolidin-1-yl-CH₂CH₂NHC(O)—, pyridin-2-yl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-CH₂O—,pyrrolidin-1-yl-CH₂CH₂O—, tetrazol-5-yl, 1-(2-cyanoethyl)-tetrazol-5-yl,pyrazol-1-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, pyrazol-4-yl, 1-methyl-pyrazol-3-yl,1-methyl-pyrrol-4-yl-C(O)NH—, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, or5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, R⁴ is fluoro,chloro, methyl, or trifluoromethyl. In another embodiment, R⁴ is fluoro.In yet another embodiment, R⁴ is methyl.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, R⁵ is H. Inanother embodiment, R⁵ is methyl.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, A is phenyl,5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl, wherein thecarbonyl moiety and L are substituted 1,3 on ring A.

In another embodiment, A is a 5 membered heteroaryl containing oneoxygen or sulfur atom and optionally containing one or two nitrogenatoms; specifically A is furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl,thiazolyl, or oxadiazolyl (more specifically, 1, 2, 4-oxadiazolyl or 1,3, 4-oxadiazolyl). In another embodiment, A is a 5 membered heteroarylcontaining one nitrogen atom and optionally containing one, two or threeadditional nitrogen atoms, specifically; A is pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl,imidazolyl, triazolyl (more specifically, 1, 2, 3-triazolyl or 1, 2,4-triazolyl) or tetrazolyl. In selected embodiments, A is triazolyl. Inyet embodiment of this invention, A is a 5 or 6 memberedheterocycloalkyl specifically, A is piperidinyl or pyrrolidinyl. In afurther embodiment of this invention, A is a 6 membered aromatic groupselected from phenyl and pyridyl.

Another embodiment of this invention is directed to the use of acompound according to Formula (II):

wherein:

A¹ is C,

A⁴ is C or N,

and A², A³, and A⁵ are each independently selected from CH, CR^(A), O,S, N, NH and NR^(A) to form a furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl,thiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl ortetrazolyl ring moiety,

wherein said ring moiety contains 0 or 1 of CR^(A) and NR^(A); and

wherein X, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴, R⁵, L, and B are as defined herein,

or a salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.

In selected embodiments, A¹ is C, A⁴ is C or N, and A², A³, and A⁵ areeach independently selected from CH, O, N, and NH to form an oxazolyl,isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl ortetrazolyl ring moiety.

In other selected embodiments, A¹ and A⁴ are each C, and A², A³ and A⁵are each independently selected from N and NH to form a triazolyl ringmoiety.

Another embodiment of the compounds useful in this invention, wherein Ais piperidinyl or pyrrolidinyl, may be represented by Formula (III):

wherein s is 0 or 1, A¹⁰ is N and X, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴, R⁵ R^(A), m, L, andB are as defined herein. In specific embodiments, m is 0 and A is anunsubstituted piperidinyl or pyrrolidinyl moiety.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, m is 0. Inanother embodiment, m is 1 and R^(A) is (C₁-C₄)alkyl, specifically R^(A)is (C₁-C₂)alkyl. In selected embodiments, R^(A) is methyl.

A further embodiment of compounds useful in this invention, wherein A isphenyl, pyridinyl, or pyridinyl-N-oxide, may be represented by Formula(IV):

wherein:

A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ are each CH;

one of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ is CR^(A) and the others of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹are CH;

one of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ is N and the others of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ areCH;

one of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ is N—O and the other of A⁶, A⁷, A⁸, and A⁹ areCH;

and X, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴, R⁵, L, and B are as defined herein.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, L is O, S,NH, N(CH₃), CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CH(CH₃), CHF, CF₂, CH₂O, CH₂N(CH₃), CH₂NH, orCH(OH). In another embodiment, L is O, S, N(CH₃), CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CH(CH₃),CF₂, CH₂O, CH₂N(CH₃), or CH(OH). In another embodiment, L is CH₂O,CH₂CH₂, CH₂NH, or CH₂N(CH₃). In a further embodiment, L is N(CH₃),CH(CH₃), or CH(OH). In another further embodiment, L is —(R)CH(CH₃). Ina still further embodiment, L is O, CH₂, or NH. In one selectedembodiment, L is O. In another selected embodiment, L is CH₂.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, B is anoptionally substituted (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 memberedheteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl; wherein said(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl is unsubstituted or is substituted by one or twosubstituents each independently selected from halogen, (C₁-C₄)alkyl,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, nitro, and(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)—. In one embodiment of the compounds used in thisinvention, B is an optionally substituted 5-6 membered heteroaryl or 5-6membered heterocycloalkyl. In one embodiment, B is an optionallysubstituted pyrazolyl, thienyl, pyridinyl (pyridyl), oxo-pyridyl,pyrimidinyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydropyranyl ortetrahydrofuranyl, wherein the pyrazolyl, thienyl, pyridinyl (pyridyl),oxo-pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydropyranyl ortetrahydrofuranyl is optionally substituted by one or two independentlyselected (C₁-C₄)alkyl substituents. In specific embodiments, B isthien-2-yl (thiophen-2-yl), 5-methyl-thien-2-yl(5-methyl-thiophen-2-yl), pyrazol-1-yl, 3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl,4-methylpyrazol-1-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, tetrahydropyran-3-yl,tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, morpholin-4-yl, pyridin-2-yl, 2-oxo-pyridin-1-yl,6-methylpyridin-3-yl, or 2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl.

In other specific embodiments, B is thien-2-yl (thiophen-2-yl),5-methyl-thien-2-yl (5-methyl-thiophen-2-yl), pyrazol-1-yl,3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl, 4-methylpyrazol-1-yl,3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, morpholin-4-yl,pyridin-2-yl, 2-oxo-pyridin-1-yl, 6-methylpyridin-3-yl, and2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl.

In another embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, B isunsubstituted (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl or phenyl. In a selected embodiment ofthis invention, B is unsubstituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentylor cyclohexyl. In a specific embodiment, B is unsubstituted cyclopentylor cyclohexyl. In another selected embodiment of the compounds used inthis invention, B is unsubstituted phenyl.

In another selected embodiment, B is substituted phenyl. In oneembodiment, B is phenyl, substituted by 1 or 2 substituentsindependently selected from halogen, (C₁-C₄)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, nitro, and (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)—. In otherembodiments, B is phenyl, substituted by 1 or 2 substituentsindependently selected from halogen, (C₁-C₃)alkyl and (C₁-C₃)alkoxy. Inspecific embodiments, B is phenyl, substituted by a substituent selectedfrom fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, nitro, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl,trifluoromethyl, methoxy, and —COCH₃. In specific embodiments, B isphenyl, substituted by 1 or 2 substituents independently selected fromiodo, fluoro, chloro, bromo, methyl and methoxy; specifically B isphenyl, substituted by 1 or 2 fluoro substituents. In specificembodiments, B is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 2-methylphenyl,4-methylphenyl, 2-trifluoromethylphenyl, 2-fluorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl,4-fluorophenyl, 2-iodophenyl, 3-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl,4-chlorophenyl, 2,5-difluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl,3,4-difluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, or 4-methoxyphenyl. In otherembodiments, B is 2,3-difluorophenyl or 2,6-difluorophenyl.

In one embodiment of the compounds used in this invention, the moiety-L-B is (C₃-C₆)alkyl, (C₃-C₆)alkoxy, halo(C₃-C₆)alkoxy, (C₃-C₆)alkenyl,or (C₃-C₆)alkenyloxy. In another embodiment, the moiety -L-B is(C₃-C₆)alkyl, (C₃-C₆)alkoxy, or (C₃-C₅)alkenyloxy. In specificembodiments, -L-B is —OCH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃,—CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂ or —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂. In other specificembodiments, -L-B is —OCH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃,—CH₂CH₂CH₃, or —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂.

Another specific embodiment of the compounds useful in this invention isa compound of Formula (I) wherein X is O or CH₂; Y is CH₂; Z¹, Z², andZ⁴ are each CH and Z³ is CR³; or Z¹, Z³, and Z⁴ are each CH and Z² isCR²; or Z¹, Z², and Z³ are each CH and Z⁴ is CR⁴; or Z¹ and Z³ are CH,Z² is CR², and Z⁴ is CR⁴; R² is fluoro, chloro, bromo, or —CH₃; R³ is5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl; R⁴ is fluoro; R⁵ is H or methyl; A istriazolyl; m is 0; L is CH₂; and B is cyclopentyl or phenyl; or a salt,particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The compounds useful in this invention include the compounds describedherein. It will be appreciated that the present invention encompassesthe therapeutic use of compounds of Formula (I) as the free base and assalts thereof, for example as a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In one embodiment, the invention relates to therapeutic uses ofthe compounds of Formula (I) in the form of a free base. In anotherembodiment, the invention relates to therapeutic uses of compounds ofFormula (I) in the form of a salt, particularly, a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt. It will be further appreciated that, in one embodiment,the invention relates to therapeutic uses of compounds described hereinin the form of a free base. In another embodiment, the invention relatesto therapeutic uses of the compounds described herein in the form of asalt, particularly, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

In another specific embodiment, this invention is directed to thetherapeutic use of a compound of Formula (I) wherein:

X is O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, CO, CH₂, or N(CH₃);

Y is CH₂ or CH₂CH₂;

Z¹, Z², Z³, and Z⁴ are each CH; or Z¹ is CR¹ and Z², Z³ and Z⁴ are eachCH; or Z¹, Z², and Z⁴ are each CH and Z³ is CR³; or Z¹, Z³, and Z⁴ areeach CH and Z² is CR²; or Z¹, Z², and Z³ are each CH and Z⁴ is CR⁴; orZ¹ and Z³ are CH, Z² is CR², and Z⁴ is CR⁴; or Z¹, and Z³ are both N, Z²is CH and Z⁴ is CH or CR⁴; or Z¹ is N, Z² is CR⁴ and Z³ and Z⁴ are CH;or Z³ is N, and Z², Z³ and Z⁴ are CH;

R¹ is methyl,

R² is fluoro, chloro, bromo, —CN, —CH₃, —OH, B(OH)₂, CF₃C(OH)₂—,CH₃OCH₂CH₂O—, 5H-tetrazol-5-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, or5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl;

R³ is fluoro, chloro, bromo, —OCH₃, B(OH)₂, —COOH, CH₃SO₂—,CH₃SO₂NHC(O)—, CH₃C(O)NH—, (CH₃)₂NC(O)—, CH₃OC(O)—, (CH₃)C(O)N(CH₃)—,HOCH₂CH₂C(O)NH—, CH₃OCH₂CH₂NHC(O)NH—, CH₃SO₂CH₂CH₂NHC(O)—,CH₃CH₂NHC(O)NH—, CH₃OC(O)NH—, morpholin-4-yl-CO—,pyrrolidin-1-yl-CH₂CH₂NHC(O)—, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-CH₂O—,pyrrolidin-1-yl-CH₂CH₂O—, tetrazol-5-yl, 1-(2-cyanoethyl)-tetrazol-5-yl,pyrazol-1-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, 1-methyl-pyrazol-3-yl,1-methyl-pyrrol-4-yl-C(O)NH—, 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, or5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl;

R⁴ is fluoro, chloro, methyl, or trifluoromethyl;

R⁵ is H or methyl;

A is furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, 1, 2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1, 3, 4-oxadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2, 3-triazolyl, 1, 2, 4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, piperidinyl,pyrrolidinyl, phenyl or pyridyl;

m is 0 or m is 1 and R^(A) is methyl;

L is O, S, N(CH₃), CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CH(CH₃), CF₂, CH₂O, CH₂N(CH₃), orCH(OH); and

B is thien-2-yl, 5-methyl-thien-2-yl, pyrazol-1-yl,3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl, 4-methylpyrazol-1-yl,3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, morpholin-4-yl,pyridin-2-yl, 2-oxo-pyridin-1-yl, 6-methylpyridin-3-yl,2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-methylphenyl,4-methylphenyl, 2-trifluoromethylphenyl, 2-fluorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl,4-fluorophenyl, 2-iodophenyl, 3-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl,4-chlorophenyl, 2,5-difluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl,3,4-difluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, or 4-methoxyphenyl;

or -L-B—R^(B) is —OCH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃,—CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂ or —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂;

or a salt, particularly, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In another specific embodiment, this invention is directed to thetherapeutic use of a compound of Formula (I) wherein X is O or CH₂; Y isCH₂; Z¹, Z², Z³, and Z⁴ are each CH; or Z¹, Z², and Z⁴ are each CH andZ³ is CR³; or Z¹, Z³, and Z⁴ are each CH and Z² is CR²; or Z¹, Z², andZ³ are each CH and Z⁴ is CR⁴; or Z¹ and Z³ are CH, Z² is CR², and Z⁴ isCR⁴; R² is fluoro, chloro, bromo, or —CH₃; R³ is5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl; R⁴ is fluoro; R⁵ is H or methyl; A istriazolyl; m is 0; L is CH₂; and B is cyclopentyl or phenyl; or a salt,particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The compounds useful in this invention contain one or more asymmetriccenters (also referred to as a chiral center), such as a chiral carbon,or a chiral —SO— moiety. The stereochemistry of the chiral carbon centerpresent in compounds useful in this invention is generally representedin the compound names and/or in the chemical structures illustratedherein. Compounds useful in this invention containing one or more chiralcenters may be present as racemic mixtures, diastereomeric mixtures,enantiomerically enriched mixtures, diastereomerically enrichedmixtures, or as enantiomerically or diastereomerically pure individualstereoisomers.

Individual stereoisomers of a compound used in this invention may beresolved (or mixtures of stereoisomers may be enriched) using methodsknown to those skilled in the art. For example, such resolution may becarried out (1) by formation of diastereoisomeric salts, complexes orother derivatives; (2) by selective reaction with astereoisomer-specific reagent, for example by enzymatic oxidation orreduction; or (3) by gas-liquid or liquid chromatography in a chiralenvironment, for example, on a chiral support such as silica with abound chiral ligand or in the presence of a chiral solvent. The skilledartisan will appreciate that where the desired stereoisomer is convertedinto another chemical entity by one of the separation proceduresdescribed above, a further step is required to liberate the desiredform. Alternatively, specific stereoisomers may be synthesized byasymmetric synthesis using optically active reagents, substrates,catalysts or solvents, or by converting one enantiomer to the other byasymmetric transformation.

The skilled artisan will appreciate that solvates (particularly,hydrates) of a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compound of anyone of Formulas (I-IV), including solvates of salts of a compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), maybe formed when solvent molecules are incorporated into the crystallinelattice during crystallization.

When a disclosed compound or its salt is named or depicted by structure,it is to be understood that the compound or salt, including solvates(particularly, hydrates) thereof, may exist in crystalline forms,non-crystalline forms or a mixture thereof. The compound or salt, orsolvates (particularly, hydrates) thereof, may also exhibit polymorphism(i.e. the capacity to occur in different crystalline forms). Thesedifferent crystalline forms are typically known as “polymorphs.” It isto be understood that when named or depicted by structure, the disclosedcompound, or solvates (particularly, hydrates) thereof, also include allpolymorphs thereof. Polymorphs have the same chemical composition butdiffer in packing, geometrical arrangement, and other descriptiveproperties of the crystalline solid state. Polymorphs, therefore, mayhave different physical properties such as shape, density, hardness,deformability, stability, and dissolution properties. Polymorphstypically exhibit different melting points, IR spectra, and X-ray powderdiffraction patterns, which may be used for identification. One ofordinary skill in the art will appreciate that different polymorphs maybe produced, for example, by changing or adjusting the conditions usedin crystallizing/recrystallizing the compound. It is well known andunderstood to those skilled in the art that the apparatus employed,humidity, temperature, orientation of the powder crystals, and otherparameters involved in obtaining a powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD)pattern may cause some variability in the appearance, intensities, andpositions of the lines in the diffraction pattern. A powder X-raydiffraction pattern that is “substantially in accordance” with that ofthe FIGURE provided herein is a PXRD pattern that would be considered byone skilled in the art to represent a compound possessing the samecrystal form as the compound that provided the PXRD pattern of theFIGURE. For example, the PXRD pattern may be identical to that of FIG.1, or more likely it may be somewhat different. Such a PXRD pattern maynot necessarily show each of the lines of the diffraction patternspresented herein, and/or may show a slight change in appearance,intensity, or a shift in position of said lines resulting fromdifferences in the conditions involved in obtaining the data. A personskilled in the art is capable of determining if a sample of acrystalline compound has the same form as, or a different form from, theform of FIG. 1 by comparing their PXRD patterns. For example, oneskilled in the art can overlay a PXRD pattern of a sample of acrystalline form of anhydrous(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) with the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1, and using expertise andknowledge in the art, readily determine whether the PXRD pattern of thesample is substantially in accordance with the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1.If the PXRD pattern is substantially in accordance with FIG. 1, thesample form can be readily and accurately identified as having the sameform as the crystalline form of anhydrous(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base), described in International Patent Application No.PCT/IB2014/059004, (International Patent Application Publication No.WO2014/125444). Similarly, a person skilled in the art is capable ofdetermining if a given diffraction angle (expressed in °2θ) obtainedfrom a PXRD pattern is at about the same position as a recited value.

Because of their potential use in medicine, the salts of the compoundsof Formula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV),are preferably pharmaceutically acceptable. Suitable pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts can include acid or base addition salts.

As used herein, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable” means a compoundwhich is suitable for pharmaceutical use. Salts and solvates (e.g.hydrates and hydrates of salts) of the compounds useful in thisinvention which are suitable for use in medicine are those wherein thecounterion or associated solvent is pharmaceutically acceptable.

Salts may be prepared in situ during the final isolation andpurification of a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compound ofany one of Formulas (I-IV). If a basic compound of Formula (I-IV) isisolated as a salt, the corresponding free base form of that compoundmay be prepared by any suitable method known to the art, includingtreatment of the salt with an inorganic or organic base, suitably aninorganic or organic base having a higher pK_(a) than the free base formof the compound. Similarly, if a disclosed compound containing acarboxylic acid or other acidic functional group is isolated as a salt,the corresponding free acid form of that compound may be prepared by anysuitable method known to the art, including treatment of the salt withan inorganic or organic acid, suitably an inorganic or organic acidhaving a lower pK_(a) than the free acid form of the compound.

Salts of the compounds of Formula (I), particularly compounds ofFormulas (I-IV), containing a basic amine or other basic functionalgroup may be prepared by any suitable method known in the art, such astreatment of the free base with an acid. Examples of pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts so formed include acetate, adipate, ascorbate,aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, camphorate, camphor-sulfonate(camsylate), caprate (decanoate), caproate (hexanoate), caprylate(octanoate), carbonate, bicarbonate, cinnamate, citrate, cyclamate,dodecylsulfate (estolate), ethane-1,2-disulfonate (edisylate),ethanesulfonate (esylate), formate, fumarate, galactarate (mucate),gentisate (2,5-dihydroxybenzoate), glucoheptonate (gluceptate),gluconate, glucuronate, glutamate, glutarate, glycerophosphorate,glycolate, hippurate, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, hydroiodide,isobutyrate, lactate, lactobionate, laurate, maleate, malate, malonate,mandelate, methanesulfonate (mesylate), naphthalene-1,5-disulfonate(napadisylate), naphthalene-sulfonate (napsylate), nicotinate, nitrate,oleate, oxalate, palmitate, pamoate, phosphate, diphosphate,proprionate, pyroglutamate, salicylate, sebacate, stearate, succinate,sulfate, tartrate, thiocyanate, p-toluenesulfonate (tosylate),undecylenate, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate, 2,2-dichloroacetate,2-hydroxyethanesulfonate (isethionate), 2-oxoglutarate,4-acetamidobenzoate, and 4-aminosalicylate.

Salts of the disclosed compounds containing a carboxylic acid or otheracidic functional group can be prepared by reacting with a suitablebase. Such a pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be made with a basewhich affords a pharmaceutically acceptable cation, which includesalkali metal salts (especially sodium and potassium), alkaline earthmetal salts (especially calcium and magnesium), aluminum salts andammonium salts, as well as salts made from physiologically acceptableorganic bases such as trimethylamine, triethylamine, morpholine,pyridine, piperidine, picoline, dicyclohexylamine,N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, 2-hydroxyethylamine,bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, tri-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, procaine,dibenzylpiperidine, dehydroabietylamine, N,N′-bisdehydroabietylamine,glucamine, N-methylglucamine, collidine, choline, quinine, quinoline,and basic amino acids such as lysine and arginine. In one embodiment,the pharmaceutically acceptable base-addition salt of a compound ofFormula (I) is a sodium salt or a potassium salt thereof.

Because the compounds useful in this invention are intended for use inpharmaceutical compositions, it will be understood that they are eachpreferably provided in substantially pure form, for example at least 60%pure, more suitably at least 75% pure and preferably at least 85%,especially at least 98% pure (% are on a weight for weight basis).

The present invention is specifically directed to a method of treating aRIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder which comprises administering acombination of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically active agentto a patient (a human or other mammal, particularly, a human) in needthereof. In one embodiment, this invention is directed to a method oftreating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder comprisingadministering a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of atleast one compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, and at least one other therapeutically activeagent to a patient in need thereof.

The invention is directed to a method of treating a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder (specifically, a disease or disorder recited herein)which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of acompound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient (a human or other mammal,particularly, a human) in need thereof. The invention is furtherdirected to a method of treating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease ordisorder (specifically, a disease or disorder recited herein) whichcomprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compoundof Formula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV),or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient (a human or other mammal,particularly, a human) in need thereof.

This invention also provides a combination of a compound that inhibitsRIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically active agent for usein therapy. This invention also provides a combination of a compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in therapy.

This invention further provides a combination of a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically active agentfor use in the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder(for example, a disease or disorder recited herein). This inventionparticularly provides a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compoundof any one of Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and at least one other therapeutically active agent for use inthe treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder (forexample, a disease or disorder recited herein).

This invention also provides for the use of a combination of a compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one other therapeutically activeagent (as described herein), for the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder, for example the diseases and disorders recitedherein. More specifically, this provides for the use of a combination ofa compound of Formula (I), particularly a compound of any one ofFormulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and atleast one other therapeutically active agent (as described herein), forthe treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder, for examplethe diseases and disorders recited herein.

The invention further provides for the use of a combination of acompound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), in the manufactureof a medicament for use in the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder, for example the diseases and disorders recitedherein. The invention further provides for the use of a compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), in the manufactureof a medicament for use in the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder, for example the diseases and disorders recitedherein.

In this invention, RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disorders arediseases or disorders that are mediated by activation of RIP1 kinase,and as such, are diseases or disorders where inhibition of RIP1 kinasewould provide benefit. Such RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disordersare diseases/disorders which are likely to be regulated at least in partby programmed necrosis, apoptosis or the production of inflammatorycytokines, particularly inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn'sdisease and ulcerative colitis), psoriasis, retinal detachment (anddegeneration), retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, pancreatitis,atopic dermatitis, arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis,spondyloarthritis, gout, systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis(SoJIA), psoriatic arthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),Sjogren's syndrome, systemic scleroderma, anti-phospholipid syndrome(APS), vasculitis, osteoarthritis, liver damage/diseases (non-alcoholsteatohepatitis, alcohol steatohepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis,autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC),acetaminophen toxicity, hepatotoxicity), kidney damage/injury(nephritis, renal transplant, surgery, administration of nephrotoxicdrugs e.g. cisplatin, acute kidney injury (AKI)) Celiac disease,autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (autoimmune ITP),transplant rejection, ischemia reperfusion injury of solid organs,sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), cerebrovascularaccident (CVA, stroke), myocardial infarction (MI), atherosclerosis,Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), neontal hypoxic brain injury,allergic diseases (including asthma and atopic dermatitis), burns,multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes, Wegener's granulomatosis, pulmonarysarcoidosis, Behcet's disease, interleukin-1 converting enzyme (ICE,also known as caspase-1) associated fever syndrome, chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD), cigarette smoke-induced damage, cysticfibrosis, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome(TRAPS), a neoplastic tumor, peridontitis, NEMO-mutations (mutations ofNF-kappa-B essential modulator gene (also known as IKK gamma or IKKG)),particularly, NEMO-deficiency syndrome, HOIL-1 deficiency ((also knownas RBCK1) heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1 deficiency), linearubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) deficiency syndrome,hematological and solid organ malignancies, bacterial infections andviral infections (such as influenza, staphylococcus, and mycobacterium(tuberculosis)), and Lysosomal storage diseases (particularly, Gaucherdisease, and including GM2 gangliosidosis, alpha-mannosidosis,aspartylglucosaminuria, cholesteryl ester storage disease, chronichexosaminidase A deficiency, cystinosis, Danon disease, Fabry disease,Farber disease, fucosidosis, galactosialidosis, GM1 gangliosidosis,mucolipidosis, infantile free sialic acid storage disease, juvenilehexosaminidase A deficiency, Krabbe disease, lysosomal acid lipasedeficiency, metachromatic leukodystrophy, mucopolysaccharidosesdisorders, multiple sulfatase deficiency, Niemann-Pick disease, neuronalceroid lipofuscinoses, Pompe disease, pycnodysostosis, Sandhoff disease,Schindler disease, sialic acid storage disease, Tay-Sachs, and Wolmandisease), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, andrejection of transplant organs, tissues and cells.

The compounds of the invention, particularly the compounds of Formula(I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, maybe particularly useful for the topical or acute treatment of thefollowing diseases/disorders which are likely to be regulated at leastin part by RIP1 kinase activity, particularly inflammatory bowel disease(including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cigarette smoke-induced damage, cysticfibrosis, psoriasis, retinal detachment and degeneration, retinitispigmentosa, macular degeneration, arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis,spondyloarthritis, gout, systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis(SoJIA), psoriatic arthritis), atopic dermatitis, periodontitis, abacterial or viral infection (an infection with a pathogen including butnot limited to influenza, staphylococcus, and/or mycobacterium(tuberculosis), systemic scleroderma (particularly, topical treatment ofhardened and/or tightened skin areas), burns (burn injury, burn shock),and/or ischemia reperfusion injury of solid organs/transplant rejection(particularly, topical treatment of donor organ (particularly kidney,liver, and heart and/or lung transplants), infusion of organ recipient,and topical treatment of bowels).

Other RIP1 kinase-mediated diseases or disorders that may be treatedusing the method or combination of this invention include acerebrovascular accident, systemic inflammatory response syndrome,Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis,periodontitis, asthma, COPD, a mycobacterium infection, systemicscleroderma, burn injury, burn shock, cystic fibrosis, retinitispigmentosa, macular degeneration, influenza, staphylococcus infection,transplant rejection, or atopic dermatitis.

Specifically, the method or combination of this invention may be used totreat Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, maculardegeneration, and/or rheumatoid arthritis.

The method or combination of this invention may also be used to treatburn injury or burn shock. In one embodiment, the invention is directedto a method of treating burn injury or burn shock which comprisesadministering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase to a patient (a human or other mammal,particularly, a human) in need thereof. In another embodiment, theinvention is directed to a method of treating burn injury or burn shockwhich comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of acompound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient (a human or other mammal,particularly, a human) in need thereof. This invention also provides acompound that inhibits RIP1 kinase for use in the treatment of burninjury or burn shock. This invention particularly provides a compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase, and at least one other therapeutically activeagent for use in the treatment of burn injury or burn shock.

The treatment of the above-noted diseases/disorders may concern, morespecifically, the amelioration of organ injury or damage sustained as aresult of the noted diseases/disorders. For example, compounds thatinhibit RIP1 kinase may be particularly useful for amelioration of braintissue injury or damage following ischemic brain injury or traumaticbrain injury, or for amelioration of heart tissue injury or damagefollowing myocardial infarction, or for amelioration of brain tissueinjury or damage associated with Huntington's disease, Alzheimer'sdisease, Parkinson's disease, or neontal hypoxic brain injury, or foramelioration of liver tissue injury or damage associated withnon-alcohol steatohepatitis, alcohol steatohepatitis, autoimmunehepatitis autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases, or primary sclerosingcholangitis, or overdose of acetaminophen. The compounds that inhibitRIP1 kinase may be particularly useful for amelioration of solid organtissue (particularly kidney, liver, and heart and/or lung) injury ordamage following transplant or the administration of nephrotoxic drugsor substances e.g. cisplatin.

It will be understood that amelioration of such tissue damage may beachieved where possible, by pre-treatment with a compound of Formula(I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; for example, by pre-treatmentof a patient prior to administration of cisplatin or pre-treatment of anorgan or the organ recipient prior to transplant surgery. Ameliorationof such tissue damage may be achieved by treatment with a compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent during transplant surgery. Amelioration ofsuch tissue damage may also be achieved by short-term treatment of apatient with a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compound of anyone of Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,and at least one other therapeutically active agent, after transplantsurgery. Amelioration of tissue damage ex vivo, that is ex vivopreservation of tissues, organs and cells may also be achieved byshort-term treatment of tissues, organs and cells with a compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent, prior to or during transplant surgery.

A compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula(I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administeredin combination with at least one other therapeutically active agent,wherein the other therapeutically active agent is selected from athrombolytic agent, a tissue plasminogen activator, an anticoagulant, aplatelet aggregation inhibitor, an antimicrobial agent (an antibiotic, abroad-spectrum antibiotic, a β-lactam, an antimycobacterial agent, abactericidal antibiotic, anti-MRSA therapy), a long acting beta agonist,a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and a long acting betaagonist, a short acting beta agonist, a leukotriene modifier, ananti-IgE, a methylxanthine bronchodilator, a mast cell inhibitor, aprotein tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a CRTH2/Dprostanoid receptorantagonist, an epinephrine inhalation aerosol, a phosphodiesteraseinhibitor, a combination of a phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor and aphosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic, amuscarinic antagonist, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist, a low dosesteroid, an inhaled corticosteroid, an oral corticosteroid, a topicalcorticosteroid, anti-thymocyte globulin, thalidomide, chlorambucil, acalcium channel blocker, a topical emollient, an ACE inhibitor, aserotonin reuptake inhibitor, an endothelin-1 receptor inhibitor, ananti-fibrotic agent, a proton-pump inhibitor, a cystic fibrosistransmembrane conductance regulator potentiator, a mucolytic agent,pancreatic enzymes, a bronchodilator, an opthalmalic intravitrealinjection, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, aciliary neurotrophic growth factor agent, a trivalent (IIV3) inactivatedinfluenza vaccine, a quadrivalent (IIV4) inactivated influenza vaccine,a trivalent recombinant influenza vaccine, a quadrivalent liveattenuated influenza vaccine, an antiviral agent, inactivated influenzavaccine, a ciliary neurotrophic growth factor, a gene transfer agent, atopical immunomodulator, calcineurin inhibitor, an interferon gamma, anantihistamine, a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal anti-T-cell antibody,an anti-thymocyte gamma globulin-equine antibody, an antithymocyteglobulin-rabbit antibody, an anti-CD40 antagonist, a JAK inhibitor, andan anti-TCR murine mAb.

Exemplary other therapeutically active agents include heparin, coumadin,clopidrogel, dipyridamole, ticlopidine HCL, eptifibatide, aspirin,vacomycin, cefeprime, a combination of piperacillin and tazobactam,imipenem, meropenem, doripenem, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin,moxifloxacin, hydrocortisone, vedolizumab, alicaforsen, remestemcel-L,ixekizumab, tildrakizumab, secukinumab, chlorhexidine, doxycycline,minocycline, fluticasone (fluticasone proprionate, fluticasone furoate),beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide, trimcinolone acetonide,flunisolide, mometasone fuorate, ciclesonide, arformoterol tartrate,formoterol fumarate, salmeterol xinafoate, albuterol (albuterolsulfate), levalbuterol tartrate, ipratropium bromide, montelukastsodium, zafirlukast, zileuton, omalizumab, theophylline, cromulynsodium, nedocromil sodium, masitinib, AMG 853, indacaterol, E004,reslizumab, salbutamol, tiotropium bromide, VR506, lebrikizumab, RPL554,afibercept, umeclidinium, indacterol maleate, aclidinium bromide,roflumilast, SCH527123, glycoprronium bromide, olodaterol, a combinationof fluticasone furoate and vilanterol vilanterol, a combination offluticasone propionate and salmeterol, a combination of fluticasonefuroate and fluticasone proprionate, a combination of fluticasonepropionate and eformoterol fumarate dihydrate, a combination offormoterol and budesonide, a combination of beclomethasone dipropionateand formoterol, a combination of mometasone furoate and formoterolfumarate dihydrate, a combination of umeclidinium and vilanterol, acombination of ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate, a combinationof glycopyrronium bromide and indacaterol maleate, a combination ofglycopyrrolate and formoterol fumarate, a combination of aclidinium andformoterol, isoniazid, ehambutol, rifampin, pyrazinamide, rifabutin,rifapentine, capreomycin, levofloxacin, moxifloxicin, ofloxacin,ehionamide, cycloserine, kanamycin, streptomycin, viomycin, bedaquilinefumarate, PNU-100480, delamanid, imatinib, ARG201, tocilizumab,muromonab-CD3, basiliximab, daclizumab, rituximab, prednisolone,anti-thymocyte globulin, FK506 (tacrolimus), methotrexate, cyclosporine,sirolimus, everolimus, mycophenolate sodium, mycophenolate mofetil,cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, thalidomide, chlorambucil, nifedipine,nicardipine, nitroglycerin, lisinopril, diltaizem, fluoxetine, bosentan,epoprostenol, colchicine, para-aminobenzoic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide,D-penicillamine, interferon alpha, interferon gamma (INF-g)),omeprazole, metoclopramide, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole,rabeprazole, imatinib, belimumab, ARG201, tocilizumab, ivacftor, dornasealpha, pancrelipase, tobramycin, aztreonam, colistimethate sodium,cefadroxil monohydrate, cefazolin, cephalexin, cefazolin, moxifloxacin,levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, azithromycin, gentamicin, ceftazidime, acombination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, chloramphenicol, acombination of ivacftor and lumacaftor, ataluren, NT-501-CNTF, a genetransfer agent encoding myosin VIIA (MY07A), ranibizumab, pegaptanibsodium, NT501, humanized sphingomab, bevacizumab, oseltamivir,zanamivir, rimantadine, amantadine, nafcillin, sulfamethoxazolem,trimethoprim, sulfasalazine, acetyl sulfisoxazole, vancomycin,muromonab-CD3, ASKP-1240, ASP015K, TOL101, pimecrolimus, hydrocortizone,betamethasone, flurandrenolide, triamcinolone, fluocinonide, clobetasol,hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, a recombinantsynthetic type I interferon, interferon alpha-2a, interferon alpha-2b,hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine, flucloxacillin, dicloxacillin, anderythromycin.

A compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula(I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administeredin combination with other anti-inflammatory agents for any of theindications above, including oral or topical corticosteroids, anti-TNFagents, 5-aminosalicyclic acid and mesalamine preparations,hydroxycloroquine, thiopurines, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide,cyclosporine, calcineurin inhibitors, mycophenolic acid, mTORinhibitors, JAK inhibitors, Syk inhibitors, anti-inflammatory biologicagents, including anti-IL6 biologics, anti-IL1 agents, anti-IL17biologics, anti-CD22, anti-integrin agents, anti-IFNa, anti-CD20 or CD4biologics and other cytokine inhibitors or biologics to T-cell or B-cellreceptors or interleukins.

In the treatment of CVA, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered to in combination with a thrombolyticagent (such as tissue plasminogen activator (TPA®), Activase®,Lanoteplase®, Reteplase®, Staphylokinase®, Streptokinase®,Tenecteplase®, Urokinase®), an anticoagulant (such as heparin, coumadin,clopidrogel (Plavix®)), and a platelet aggregation inhibitor (such asdipyridamole (Persantine®), ticlopidine HCL (Ticlid®), eptifibatide(Integrillin®), and/or aspirin).

In the treatment of SIRS, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with a broad-spectrumantibiotic (such as vacomycin) or other anti-MRSA therapy (cefeprime(Maxipime®), piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn®), carbapenem (imipenem,meropenem, doripenem), quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin,ofloxacin, moxifloxacin, etc.), and low dose steroids such ashydrocortisones.

In the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (particularly, Crohn'sdisease and/or ulcerative colitis), a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination withvedolizumab (Entyvio®), alicaforsen, or remestemcel-L (Prochymal®).

Specifically, in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease(particularly, Crohn's disease and/or ulcerative colitis), a compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with alicaforsen, or remestemcel-L (Prochymal®).

In the treatment of psoriasis, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with ixekizumab,tildrakizumab (MK-3222), or secukinumab (AIN457).

Specifically, in the treatment of psoriasis, a compound that inhibitsRIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with ixekizumab, or tildrakizumab (MK-3222).

In the treatment of periodontitis, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with an antimicrobialagent, (such as chlorhexidine (Peridex®, PerioChip®, PerioGard®, etc.))or an antibiotic (such as doxycycline (Vibrox®, Periostat®, Monodox®,Oracea®, Doryx®, etc.) or minocycline (Dynacin®, Minocin®, Arestin®,Dynacin®, etc.).

In the treatment of asthma, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with an inhaledcorticosteroid ((ICS) such as fluticasone proprionate (Flovent®),beclomethasone dipropionate (QVAR®), budesonide (Pulmicort),trimcinolone acetonide (Azmacort®), flunisolide (Aerobid®), mometasonefuorate (Asmanex® Twisthaler®), or Ciclesonide (Alvesco®)), a longacting beta agonist ((LABA) such as formoterol fumarate (Foradil®),salmeterol xinafoate (Serevent®)), a combination of an ICS and LABA(such as fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (Breo Ellipta®),formoterol/budesonide inhalation (Symbicort®), beclomethasonedipropionate/formoterol (Inuvair®), and fluticasonepropionate/salmeterol (Advair®), a short acting beta agonist ((SABA)such as albuterol sulfate (ProAir®, Proventil HFA®, Ventolin HFA®,AccuNeb® Inhalation Solution), levalbuterol tartrate (Xopenex® HFA),ipratropium bromide/albuterol (Combivent® Respimat®), ipratropiumbromide (Atrovent® HFA), a leukotriene modifier (such as montelukastsodium (Singulair®), zafirlukast (Accolate®), or zileuton (Zyflo®), andanti-IgE (such as omalizumab (Xolair®)), a methylxanthine bronchodilator(such as theophylline (Accurbron®, Aerolate®, Aquaphyllin®, Asbron®,Bronkodyl®, Duraphyl®, Elixicon®, Elixomin®, Elixophyllin®, Labid®,Lanophyllin®, Quibron-T®, Slo-Bid®, Slo-Phyllin®, Somophyllin®,Sustaire®, Synophylate®, T-Phyll®, Theo-24®, Theo-Dur®, Theobid®,Theochron®, Theoclear®, Theolair®, Theolixir®, Theophyl®, Theovent®,Uni-dur®, Uniphyl®), a mast cell inhibitor (such as cromulyn sodium(Nasalcrom®) and nedocromil sodium (Tilade®)), a long-acting muscarinicantagonist ((LAMA) such as mometasone furoate/formoterol fumaratedihydrate (Dulera®)).

Other agents that may be suitable for use in combination therapy in thetreatment of asthma include a protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor(masitinib), CRTH2/D-prostanoid receptor antagonist (AMG 853),indacaterol (Arcapta® Neohaler®), an epinephrine inhalation aerosol(E004), fluticasone furoate/fluticasone proprionate, vilanterolinhalation/fluticasone furoate powder (Relovair™), fluticasonepropionate/eformoterol fumarate dihydrate (Flutiform®), reslizumab,salbutamol dry-powder inhalation, tiotropium bromide (Spiriva®HandiHaler®), formoterol/budesonide (Symbicort® SMART®), fluticasonefuroate (Veramyst®), Vectura's VR506, lebrikizumab (RG3637), acombination phosphodiesterase (PDE)-3 and (PDE)-4 inhibitor (RPL554).

In the treatment of COPD, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with a LABA (such assalmeterol xinafoate (Serevent), umeclidinium/vilanterol (AnuroEllipta®), umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta®), arformoterol tartrate(Brovana®), formoterol fumarate inhalation powder (Foradil®), indacterolmaleate (Arcapta® Neohaler®), or fluticasone propionate/eformoterolfumarate dihydrate (Flutiform®)), a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic(or muscarinic antagonist, such as tiotropium bromide (Spiriva®), andaclidinium bromide (Tudorza® Pressair®), a phosphodiesterase (PDE-r)inhibitor (such as roflumilast, Daliresp®), a combination ICS/LABA (suchas fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (Breo Ellipta®), fluticasonepropionate/salmeterol (Advair®), budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort®),mometasone/formoterol (Dulera®), ipratropium bromide/albuterol sulfate(Duoneb®, Atrovent®), albuterol/ipratropium (Combivent Respimat®)), aSABA (such as ipratropium bromide (Atrovent®), and albuterol sulfate(ProAir®, Proventil®)), and an ICS (such as budesonide (Pulmicort®) andfluticasone propionate (Flovent®), beclometasone dipropionate (QVAR®).

Other agents that may be suitable for use in combination therapy in thetreatment of COPD include SCH527123 (a CXCR2 antagonist), glycoprroniumbromide ((NVA237) Seebri® Breezhaler®), glycopyrronium bromide andindacaterol maleate ((QVA149) Ultibro® Breezhaler®), glycopyrrolate andformoterol fumarate (PT003), indacaterol maleate (QVA149), olodaterol(Striverdi® Respimat®), tiotropium (Spiriva®)/olodaterol (Striverdi®Respimat®), and aclidinium/formoterol inhalation.

In the treatment of a mycobacterium infection (tuberculosis), a compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with an antimycobacterial agent (such as isoniazid (INH),ehambutol (Myambutol®), rifampin (Rifadin®), and pyrazinamide (PZA)) abactericidal antibiotic (such as rifabutin (Mycobutin®) or rifapentine(Priftin®)), an aminoglycoside (capreomycin), a fluorquinolone(levofloxacin, moxifloxicin, ofloxacin), thioamide (ehionamide),cyclosporine (Sandimmune®), para-aminosalicyclic acid (Paser®),cycloserine (Seromycin®), kanamycin (Kantrex®), streptomycin, viomycin,capreomycin (Capastat®)), bedaquiline fumarate (Sirturo®), oxazolidinone(Sutezolid®), or delamanid (OPC-67683).

Specifically, in the treatment of a mycobacterium infection(tuberculosis), a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly acompound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,may be administered in combination with an antimycobacterial agent (suchas isoniazid (INH), ehambutol (Myambutol®), rifampin (Rifadin®), andpyrazinamide (PZA)) a bactericidal antibiotic (such as rifabutin(Mycobutin®) or rifapentine (Priftin®)), an aminoglycoside(Capreomycin®), a fluorquinolone (levofloxacin, moxifloxicin,ofloxacin), thioamide (ehionamide), cycloserine (Seromycin®), kanamycin(Kantrex®), streptomycin, viomycin, capreomycin (Capastat®)),bedaquiline fumarate (Sirturo®), oxazolidinone (Sutezolid®), ordelamanid (OPC-67683).

In the treatment of systemic scleroderma, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination with an oralcorticosteroid (such as prednisolone (Delatsone®, Orapred, Millipred,Omnipred, Econopred, Flo-Pred), an immunosuppressive agent (such asmethotrexate (Rhuematrex®, Trexall®), cyclosporine (Sandimmune®),anti-thymocyte globulin (Atgam®), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept®),cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®), FK506 (tacrolimus), thalidomide(Thalomid®), chlorambucil (Leukeran®), azathioprine (Imuran®, Azasan®)),a calcium channel blocker (such as nifedipine (Procardia®, Adalat®) ornicardipine (Cardene®), a topical emollient (nitroglycerin ointment), anACE inhibitor (such as lisinopril (Zestril®, Prinivil®), diltaizem(Cardizem®, Cardizem SR®, Cardizem CD®, Cardia®, Dilacor®, Tiazac®)), aserotonin reuptake inhibitor (such as fluoxetine (Prozac®)), anendothelin-1 receptor inhibitor (such as bosentan (Tracleer®) orepoprostenol (Flolan®, Veletri®, Prostacyclin®)) an anti-fibrotic agent(such as colchicines (Colcrys®), para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), dimethylsulfoxide (KMSO), and D-penicillamine (Cuprimine®, Depen®), interferonalpha and interferon gamma (INF-g)), a proton-pump Inhibitor (such asomeprazole (Prilosec®), metoclopramide (Reglan®), lansoprazole(Prevacid®), esomeprazole (Nexium®), pantoprazole (Protonix®),rabeprazole (Aciphex®)) or imatinib (Gleevec®) ARG201 (arGentisPharmaceutical), belimumab (Benlysta®), tocilizumab (Actema®).

Specifically, in the treatment of systemic scleroderma, a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with an oral corticosteroid (such as prednisolone(Delatsone®, Orapred, Millipred, Omnipred, Econopred, Flo-Pred),anti-thymocyte globulin (Atgam®), FK506 (tacrolimus), thalidomide(Thalomid®), chlorambucil (Leukeran®), a calcium channel blocker (suchas nifedipine (Procardia®, Adalat®) or nicardipine (Cardene®), a topicalemollient (nitroglycerin ointment), an ACE inhibitor (such as lisinopril(Zestril®, Prinivil®), diltaizem (Cardizem®, Cardizem SR®, Cardizem CD®,Cardia®, Dilacor®, Tiazac®)), a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (such asfluoxetine (Prozac®)), an endothelin-1 receptor inhibitor (such asbosentan (Tracleer®) or epoprostenol (Flolan®, Veletri®, Prostacyclin®))an anti-fibrotic agent (such as colchicines (Colcrys®),para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), dimethyl sulfoxide (KMSO), andD-penicillamine (Cuprimine®, Depen®), interferon alpha and interferongamma (INF-g)), a proton-pump Inhibitor (such as omeprazole (Prilosec®),metoclopramide (Reglan®), lansoprazole (Prevacid®), esomeprazole(Nexium®), pantoprazole (Protonix®), rabeprazole (Aciphex®)) or imatinib(Gleevec®) ARG201 (arGentis Pharmaceutical), or tocilizumab (Actema®).

In the treatment of cystic fibrosis, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination with acystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) potentiator(ivacftor (Kalydeco®)) a mucolytic agent (such as dornase alpha(Pulmozyme®)), pancreatic enzymes (such as Pancrelipase (Creon®,Pancreaze®, Ultresa®, Zenpep®)), a bronchodilator (such as albuterol(AccuNeb®, ProAir®, Proventil HFA®, VoSpire ER®, Ventolin HFA®)), anantibiotic (including inhaled, oral or parenteral, such as tobramycinsolution for inhalation (TOBI®, Bethkis®, TOBI Podhaler®), aztreonaminhalation (Azactam®, Cayston®), colistimethate sodium (Coly-Mycin®),cephalosporins (cefadroxil monohydrate (Duricef®), cefazolin (Kefzol®),cephalexin (Keflex®), cefazolin (Ancef®, etc.), fluoroquinolones(moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, etc), azithromycin(Zithromax®), gentamicin (Garamycin®), piperacillin/tazobacam (Zosyn®),cephalexin (Keflex), ceftazidime (Fortaz, Tazicef), ciprofloxin (CiproXR, Proquin XR), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim DS, Septra DS),chloramphenicol)), or ivacftor (Kalydeco®)/lumacaftor (VX-809), ataluren(Translarna®), or with tiopropium bromide (Spiriva® Handihaler®) as addon to standard therapy.

In the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination with aciliary neurotrophic growth factor (NT-501-CNTF) or gene transfer agent,UshStat®.

In the treatment of macular degeneration, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination withopthalmalic intravitreal injections (afibercept (Eylea®)) or with ananti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor (such asranibizumab (Lucentis®) or pegaptanib sodium (Macugen®)), a ciliaryneurotrophic growth factor agent (NT501), iSONEP®, or bevacizumab(Avastin®).

In the treatment of influenza, a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase,particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, may be administered in combination with a trivalent (IIV3)inactivated influenza vaccine (such as Afluria®, Fluarix®, Flucelvax®,FluLaval®, Fluvirin®, Fluzone®), a quadrivalent (IIV4) inactivatedinfluenza vaccine (such as Fluarix® Quadrivalent, Flulaval®Quadrivalent, Fluzone® Quadrivalent), a trivalent recombinant influenzavaccine (such as FluBlok®), a quadrivalent live attenuated influenzavaccine (such as FluMist® Quadrivalent), an antiviral agent (such asoseltamivir (Tamiflu®), zanamivir (Relenza®), rimantadine (Flumadine®),or amantadine (Symmetrel®)), or Fluad®, Fludase, FluNhance®, Preflucel,or VaxiGrip®

In the treatment of a staphylococcus infection, a compound that inhibitsRIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with an antibiotic (such as a β-Lactam cephalosporin(Duricef®, Kefzol®, Ancef®, Biocef®, etc), nafcillin (Unipen®), asulfonamide (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bacrim®, Septra®,)sulfasalazine (Azulfidine®), acetyl sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin®), etc), orvancomycin (Vancocin®)).

In the treatment of transplant rejection, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination with ahigh-dose corticosteroid (such as prednisone (Deltasone®),methylprednisolone (SoluMedrol®) etc.) a calcineurin inhibitor (such ascyclosporine (Sandimmune®, Neoral®, Gengraf®), tacrolimus (Prograf®,Astragraf XL®)), an mTor inhibitor (such as sirolimus (Rapamune®) oreverolimus (Afinitor®)), an anti-proliferative agent (such asazathioprine (Imuran®, Azasan®), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept®), ormycophenolate sodium (Myfortic®)), a monoclonal antibody (such asmuromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3®)), an interleukine-2 receptor antagonist((Basiliximab®, Simulect®), daclizumab (Zenapax®), or rituximab(Rituxan®)), a polyclonal anti-T-cell antibody (such as anti-thymocytegamma globulin-equine (Atgam®), or antithymocyte globulin-rabbit(Thymoglobulin®)) an anti-CD40 antagonist (ASKP-1240), a JAK inhibitor(ASP015K), or an anti-TCR murine mAb (TOL101).

Specifically, in the treatment of transplant rejection, a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with a monoclonal antibody (such as muromonab-CD3(Orthoclone OKT3®)), a polyclonal anti-T-cell antibody (such asanti-thymocyte gamma globulin-equine (Atgam®), or antithymocyteglobulin-rabbit (Thymoglobulin®)) an anti-CD40 antagonist (ASKP-1240), aJAK inhibitor (ASP015K), or an anti-TCR murine mAb (TOL101).

In the treatment of atopic dermatitis, a compound that inhibits RIP1kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may be administered in combination with atopical immunomodulator or calcineurin inhibitor (such as pimecrolimus(Elidel®) or tacrolimus ointment (Protopic®)), a topical corticosteroid(such as hydrocortizone (Synacort®, Westcort®), betamethasone(Diprolene®), flurandrenolide (Cordan®), fluticasone (Cutivate®),triamcinolone (Kenalog®), fluocinonide (Lidex®), and clobetasol(Temovate®)), an oral corticosteroid (such as hydrocortisone (Cortef®),methylprednisolone (Medrol®), or prednisolone (Pediapred®, Prelone®), animmunosuppressant (such as cyclosporine (Neoral®) or interferon gamma(Alferon N®, Infergen®, Intron A, Roferon-A®)), an antihistamine (foritching such as Atarax®, Vistaril®, Benadryl®), an antibiotic (such aspenicillin derivatives flucloxacillin (Floxapen®) or dicloxacillin(Dynapen®), erythromycin (Eryc®, T-Stat®, Erythra-Derm®, etc.)),anon-steroidal immunosuppressive agent (such as azathioprine (Imuran®,Azasan®), methotrexate (Rhuematrex®, Trexall®), cyclosporin(Sandimmune®), or mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept®)).

Specifically, in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, a compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered incombination with a topical immunomodulator or calcineurin inhibitor(such as pimecrolimus (Elidel®) or tacrolimus ointment (Protopic®)), atopical corticosteroid (such as hydrocortizone (Synacort®, Westcort®),betamethasone (Diprolene®), flurandrenolide (Cordan®), fluticasone(Cutivate®), triamcinolone (Kenalog®), fluocinonide (Lidex®), andclobetasol (Temovate®)), an oral corticosteroid (such as hydrocortisone(Cortef®), methylprednisolone (Medrol®), or prednisolone (Pediapred®,Prelone®), an interferon gamma (Alferon N®, Infergen®, Intron A,Roferon-A®)), an antihistamine (for itching such as Atarax®, Vistaril®,Benadryl®), or an antibiotic (such as penicillin derivativesflucloxacillin (Floxapen®) or dicloxacillin (Dynapen®), erythromycin(Eryc®, T-Stat®, Erythra-Derm®, etc.)).

In the treatment of burns, e.g. a burn injury or burn shock, a compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase, particularly a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered alone, orin combination with an antimicrobial agent, typically a topicalantibiotic (mafenide acetate cream, silver sulfadiazine cream) and/or aanalgesic (opioid analgesics, e.g., morphine, oxycodone). Othertherapeutic agents that may be useful for the treatment of burns includeretinoids and pirfenidone.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a thrombolytic agent, atissue plasminogen activator, an anticoagulant, and a plateletaggregation inhibitor. In another embodiment, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from heparin, coumadin,clopidrogel, dipyridamole, ticlopidine HCL, eptifibatide, and aspirin.In one embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treatedwith these agents is a cerebrovascular accident.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from broad-spectrum antibiotic,anti-MRSA therapy and a low dose steroid. In another embodiment, the atleast one other therapeutically active agent is selected from vacomycin,cefeprime, a combination of piperacillin and tazobactam, imipenem,meropenem, doripenem, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin,moxifloxacin, and hydrocortisone. In one embodiment, the RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated with these agents issystemic inflammatory response syndrome.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is alicaforsen or remestemcel-L. In oneembodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated withthese agents is Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is ixekizumab, or tildrakizumab. In oneembodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated withthese agents is psoriasis.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is an antimicrobial agent or an antibiotic.In another embodiment, the at least one other therapeutically activeagent is selected from chlorhexidine, doxycycline and minocycline. Inone embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treatedwith these agents is periodontitis.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from an inhaled corticosteroid,a long acting beta agonist, a combination of an inhaled corticosteroidand a long acting beta agonist, a short acting beta agonist, aleukotriene modifier, an anti-IgE, a methylxanthine bronchodilator, amast cell inhibitor, and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist. In anotherembodiment, the at least one other therapeutically active agent isselected from fluticasone proprionate, beclomethasone dipropionate,budesonide, trimcinolone acetonide, flunisolide, mometasone fuorate, orciclesonide, formoterol fumarate, salmeterol xinafoate, a combination offluticasone furoate and vilanterol, a combination of formoterol andbudesonide inhalation, a combination of beclomethasone dipropionate andformoterol, a combination of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol,albuterol sulfate, levalbuterol tartrate, a combination of ipratropiumbromide and albuterol, ipratropium bromide, montelukast sodium,zafirlukast, zileuton, omalizumab theophylline, cromulyn sodium,nedocromil sodium, and a combination of mometasone furoate andformoterol fumarate dihydrate. In another embodiment, the at least oneother therapeutically active agent is selected from protein tyrosinekinase inhibitor, a CRTH2/D-prostanoid receptor antagonist, anepinephrine inhalation aerosol, and a combination of aphosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor and a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor. Inanother embodiment, the at least one other therapeutically active agentis selected from masitinib, AMG 853, indacaterol, E004, a combination offluticasone furoate and fluticasone proprionate, a combination ofvinanterol fluticasone furoate, a combination of fluticasone propionateand eformoterol fumarate dihydrate, reslizumab, salbutamol, tiotropiumbromide, a combination of formoterol and budesonide, fluticasonefuroate, VR506, lebrikizumab, and RPL554. In one embodiment, the RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated with these agents is asthma.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a long acting betaagonist, a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic or muscarinic antagonist,a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, a combination an inhaled corticosteroidlong acting beta agonist, a short acting beta agonist, and an inhaledcorticosteroid. In another embodiment, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from salmeterol xinafoate, acombination of umeclidinium and vilanterol, umeclidinium, arformoteroltartrate, formoterol fumarate, indacterol maleate, a combination offluticasone propionate and eformoterol fumarate dihydrate, tiotropiumbromide, aclidinium bromide, roflumilast, a combination of fluticasonefuroate and vilanterol, a combination of fluticasone propionate andsalmeterol, a combination of budesonide and formoterol, a combination ofmometasone and formoterol, a combination of ipratropium bromide andalbuterol sulfate, a combination of albuterol and ipratropium,ipratropium bromide, albuterol sulfate, budesonide, fluticasonepropionate, and beclometasone dipropionate. In another embodiment, theat least one other therapeutically active agent is selected fromSCH527123, glycoprronium bromide, a combination of glycopyrroniumbromide and indacaterol maleate, a combination of glycopyrrolate andformoterol fumarate, indacaterol maleate, olodaterol, tiotropium,olodaterol, and a combination of aclidinium and formoterol. In oneembodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated withthese agents is COPD.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is an antimycobacterial agent or abactericidal antibiotic. In another embodiment, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from isoniazid, ehambutol,rifampin, pyrazinamide, rifabutin, rifapentine, capreomycin,levofloxacin, moxifloxicin, ofloxacin, ehionamide, cycloserine,kanamycin, streptomycin, viomycin, bedaquiline fumarate, PNU-100480, anddelamanid. In one embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease ordisorder treated with these agents is a mycobacterium infection.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from an oral corticosteroid,anti-thymocyte globulin, thalidomide, chlorambucil, a calcium channelblocker, a topical emollient, an ACE inhibitor, a serotonin reuptakeinhibitor, an endothelin-1 receptor inhibitor, an anti-fibrotic agent, aproton-pump inhibitor or imatinib, ARG201, and tocilizumab. In anotherembodiment, the at least one other therapeutically active agent isselected from prednisolone, anti-thymocyte globulin, FK506 (tacrolimus),thalidomide, chlorambucil, nifedipine, nicardipine, nitroglycerinointment, lisinopril, diltaizem, fluoxetine, bosentan, epoprostenol,colchicines, para-aminobenzoic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide,D-penicillamine, interferon alpha, interferon gamma (INF-g)),omeprazole, metoclopramide, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole,rabeprazole, imatinib, ARG201, and tocilizumab. In one embodiment, theRIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated with these agents issystemic scleroderma.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a cystic fibrosistransmembrane conductance regulator potentiator, a mucolytic agent,pancreatic enzymes, a bronchodilator, an antibiotic, orivacftor/lumacaftor, ataluren, and tiopropium bromide. In anotherembodiment, the at least one other therapeutically active agent isselected from ivacftor, dornase alpha, pancrelipase, albuterol,tobramycin, aztreonam, colistimethate sodium, cefadroxil monohydrate,cefazolin, cephalexin, cefazolin, moxifloxacin, levofloxacin,gemifloxacin, azithromycin, gentamicin, piperacillin/tazobacam,ceftazidime, ciprofloxin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole,chloramphenicol, or ivacftor/lumacaftor, ataluren, and tiopropiumbromide. In one embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disordertreated with these agents is cystic fibrosis.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is a ciliary neurotrophic growth factor ora gene transfer agent. In another embodiment, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is NT-501-CNTF or a gene transfer agentencoding myosin VIIA (MY07A). In one embodiment, the RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated with these agents isretinitis pigmentosa.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from opthalmalic intravitrealinjections, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, and aciliary neurotrophic growth factor agent. In another embodiment, the atleast one other therapeutically active agent is selected fromafibercept, ranibizumab, pegaptanib sodium, NT501, humanized sphingomab,and bevacizumab. In one embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease ordisorder treated with these agents is macular degeneration.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a trivalent (IIV3)inactivated influenza vaccine, a quadrivalent (IIV4) inactivatedinfluenza vaccine, a trivalent recombinant influenza vaccine, aquadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine, an antiviral agent, orinactivated influenza vaccine. In another embodiment, the at least oneother therapeutically active agent is selected from oseltamivir,zanamivir, rimantadine, or amantadine. In one embodiment, the RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated with these agents isinfluenza.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a β-Lactam, nafcillin,sulfamethoxazolem, trimethoprim, sulfasalazine, acetyl sulfisoxazole,and vancomycin. In one embodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease ordisorder treated with these agents is a staphylococcus infection.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a monoclonal antibody, apolyclonal anti-T-cell antibody, an anti-thymocyte gamma globulin-equineantibody, an antithymocyte globulin-rabbit antibody, an anti-CD40antagonist, a JAK inhibitor, and an anti-TCR murine mAb. In anotherembodiment, the at least one other therapeutically active agent isselected from muromonab-CD3, ASKP-1240, ASP015K, and TOL101. In oneembodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated withthese agents is transplant rejection.

In one embodiment of this invention, the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from a topical immunomodulatoror calcineurin inhibitor, a topical corticosteroid, an oralcorticosteroid, an interferon gamma, an antihistamine, or an antibiotic.In another embodiment, the at least one other therapeutically activeagent is selected from pimecrolimus, tacrolimus, hydrocortizone,betamethasone, flurandrenolide, fluticasone, triamcinolone,fluocinonide, clobetasol, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone,prednisolone, an interferon alpha protein, a recombinant synthetic typeI interferon, interferon alpha-2a, interferon alpha-2b, hydroxyzine,diphenhydramine, flucloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and erythromycin. In oneembodiment, the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder treated withthese agents is atopic dermatitis.

This invention is directed to the therapeutic use of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamideor a salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.Accordingly, one particular compound used in this invention is(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base). In another embodiment, the compound used in this inventionis a salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is apharmaceutically acceptable salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is abase-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is anacid-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.

In still another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is acrystalline form of anhydrous(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) characterized by the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1. In yet anotherembodiment, a particular compound used in this invention is acrystalline form of anhydrous(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) characterized by powder X-ray diffraction angles at 5.70,8.46, 11.46, 16.36, 17.10, 19.82, 21.63, 22.03, 23.11, 23.75, 24.35,24.94 °2θ.

The PXRD analysis was conducted using a PANanalytical X'Pert Prodiffractometer equipped with a copper anode X-ray tube, programmableslits, and X'Celerator detector fitted with a nickel filter. Generatortension and current were set to 45 kV and 40 mA respectively to generatethe copper Kα radiation powder diffraction pattern over the range of2-40°2θ. The test specimen was lightly triturated using an agate mortarand pestle and the resulting fine powder was mounted onto a silicon zerobackground plate.

This invention is also directed to the therapeutic use of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.Accordingly, one particular compound used in this invention is(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base). In another embodiment, the compound used in this inventionis a salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is apharmaceutically acceptable salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is abase-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is anacid-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.

In another embodiment, this invention is directed to the therapeutic useof(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.Accordingly, one particular compound used in this invention is(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base). In another embodiment, the compound used in this inventionis a salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is apharmaceutically acceptable salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is abase-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.In another embodiment, the compound used in this invention is anacid-addition salt of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.

In another embodiment, this invention is directed to a method oftreating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder comprisingadministering a combination of a therapeutically effective amount of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient in need thereof. In anotherembodiment, this invention is directed to a method of treating a RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder comprising administering acombination of therapeutically effective amount of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient in need thereof.

In one specific embodiment, the invention is directed to a method oftreating a RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder (specifically, adisease or disorder recited herein) comprising administering atherapeutically effective amount of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a human in need thereof. In anotherspecific embodiment, the invention is directed to a method of treating aRIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder (specifically, a disease ordisorder recited herein) comprising administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a human in need thereof.

In another embodiment, this invention provides(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in therapy. In another embodiment,this invention provides(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in therapy.

This invention particularly provides(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in the treatment of a RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder (for example, a disease or disorderrecited herein). This invention also provides(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent for use in the treatment of a RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder (for example, a disease or disorderrecited herein).

In another embodiment, this invention provides for the use of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), for the treatment ofa RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder, for example the diseases anddisorders recited herein. In addition, this invention provides for theuse of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), for the treatment ofa RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder, for example the diseases anddisorders recited herein.

The invention further provides for the use of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), in the manufactureof a medicament for use in the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder, for example the diseases and disorders recitedherein. The invention still further provides for the use of(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent (as described herein), in the manufactureof a medicament for use in the treatment of a RIP1 kinase-mediateddisease or disorder, for example the diseases and disorders recitedherein.

A therapeutically “effective amount” is intended to mean that amount ofa compound that, when administered to a patient in need of suchtreatment, is sufficient to effect treatment, as defined herein. Thus,e.g., a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is a quantity of thecompound/active agent that, when administered to a human in needthereof, is sufficient to modulate and/or inhibit the activity of RIP1kinase such that a disease condition which is mediated by that activityis reduced, alleviated or prevented. The amount of a givencompound/agent that will correspond to such an amount will varydepending upon factors such as the particular compound (e.g., thepotency (pIC₅₀), efficacy (EC₅₀), and the biological half-life of theparticular compound), disease condition and its severity, the identity(e.g., age, size and weight) of the patient in need of treatment, butcan nevertheless be routinely determined by one skilled in the art.Likewise, the duration of treatment and the time period ofadministration (time period between dosages and the timing of thedosages, e.g., before/with/after meals) of the compound will varyaccording to the identity of the mammal in need of treatment (e.g.,weight), the particular compound/agent and its properties (e.g.,pharmacokinetic properties), disease or disorder and its severity andthe specific composition and method being used, but can nevertheless bedetermined by one of skill in the art.

“Treating” or “treatment” is intended to mean at least the mitigation ofa disease or disorder in a patient. The methods of treatment formitigation of a disease or disorder include the use of the compounds inthis invention in any conventionally acceptable manner, for example forprevention, retardation, prophylaxis, therapy or cure of a RIP1kinase-mediated disease or disorder, as described hereinabove.

The compounds and active agents useful in the invention may beadministered by any suitable route of administration, including bothsystemic administration and topical administration. Systemicadministration includes oral administration, parenteral administration,transdermal administration, rectal administration, and administration byinhalation. Parenteral administration refers to routes of administrationother than enteral, transdermal, or by inhalation, and is typically byinjection or infusion. Parenteral administration includes intravenous,intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection or infusion. Inhalation refersto administration into the patient's lungs whether inhaled through themouth or through the nasal passages. Topical administration includesapplication to the skin.

The compounds of Formula (I) useful in this invention may beadministered once or according to a dosing regimen wherein a number ofdoses are administered at varying intervals of time for a given periodof time. For example, doses may be administered one, two, three, or fourtimes per day. Doses may be administered until the desired therapeuticeffect is achieved or indefinitely to maintain the desired therapeuticeffect. Suitable dosing regimens for a compound of Formula (I) depend onthe pharmacokinetic properties of the compound/agent, such asabsorption, distribution, and half-life, which can be determined by theskilled artisan. In addition, suitable dosing regimens, including theduration such regimens are administered, for a compound of Formula (I)depend on the disease or disorder being treated, the severity of thedisease or disorder being treated, the age and physical condition of thepatient being treated, the medical history of the patient to be treated,the nature of concurrent therapy, the desired therapeutic effect, andlike factors within the knowledge and expertise of the skilled artisan.It will be further understood by such skilled artisans that suitabledosing regimens may require adjustment given an individual patient'sresponse to the dosing regimen or over time as individual patient needschange. The amounts of the compound(s) of any one of Formulas (I-IV) andpharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the other therapeuticallyactive agent(s) and the relative timings of administration will beselected in order to achieve the desired combined therapeutic effect,which may be administered in therapeutically effective amounts as isknown in the art. Total daily dosages for the compounds of Formula (I)range from 1 mg to 2000 mg, preferably, total daily dosages range from 1mg to 250 mg. The other therapeutically active agent(s) useful in thisinvention can be administered conventionally, according to methods anddosing schedules known in the art for each of the active agents.

In the method or combination of this invention, the compound thatinhibits RIP1 kinase and the other therapeutic agent(s) (therapeuticallyactive agent(s)) may be administered separately and, when administeredseparately this may occur simultaneously or sequentially, in any order.The compound(s) of Formula (I), particularly a compound of any one ofFormulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and theother therapeutic agent(s) (therapeutically active agent(s)) may beadministered separately and, when administered separately this may occursimultaneously or sequentially, in any order. The pharmaceuticalcompositions useful in this invention typically contain one compound ofFormula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof. The other therapeutic agent(therapeutically active agent) may be administered in a formulationspecifically developed and approved for that specific agent.

Thus in a further aspect, there is provided a combination comprising acompound of Formula (I), particularly a compound of any one of Formulas(I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with atleast one other therapeutically active agent. More specifically, thecombinations provided herein comprise a pharmaceutical compositioncontaining a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compound of any oneof Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,together with a separate pharmaceutical composition containing at leastone other therapeutically active agent, e.g., a kit.

In one aspect, there is provided a combination comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with at leastone other therapeutically active agent. A specific combination providedherein comprises a pharmaceutical composition containing(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a separatepharmaceutical composition containing at least one other therapeuticallyactive agent.

In another aspect, there is provided a combination comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with at leastone other therapeutically active agent. A specific combination providedherein comprises a pharmaceutical composition containing(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a separatepharmaceutical composition containing at least one other therapeuticallyactive agent.

In another aspect, there is provided a combination comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with at leastone other therapeutically active agent. A specific combination providedherein comprises a pharmaceutical composition containing(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a separatepharmaceutical composition containing at least one other therapeuticallyactive agent.

Alternatively, the compound(s) of Formula (I), particularly a compoundof any one of Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and the other therapeutic agent(s) (therapeutically activeagent(s)) may be administered together in a single pharmaceuticalcomposition. Thus, another aspect of this invention is directed to apharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptableexcipients.

Accordingly, this invention further provides a combination which is apharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, at least one othertherapeutically active agent, and one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipients.

Thus, another aspect of this invention is directed to a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising a compound of Formula (I), particularly acompound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, and at least one other therapeutically active agent andone or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

In one embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base), and at least one other therapeutically active agent and oneor more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In another embodiment,there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptableexcipients. In another embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising crystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) having the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1 and at least one othertherapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptableexcipients. In another embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising crystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) and at least one other therapeutically active agentcharacterized by the diffraction data in Table 1, and one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

In one embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base), and at least one other therapeutically active agent and oneor more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In another embodiment,there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptableexcipients.

In another embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base), and at least one other therapeutically active agent and oneor more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In another embodiment,there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising(S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one othertherapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptableexcipients.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be prepared and packaged in bulkform wherein an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the at least one othertherapeutically active agent can be extracted and then given to thepatient such as with powders, syrups, and solutions for injection.Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions may be prepared andpackaged in unit dosage form. For oral application, for example, one ormore tablets or capsules may be administered. A dose of onepharmaceutical composition useful in this invention contains at least atherapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof. A dose of a secondpharmaceutical composition useful in this invention contains at least atherapeutically effective amount of the at least one othertherapeutically active agent. Alternatively, a dose of a pharmaceuticalcomposition useful in this invention contains at least a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound of Formula (I), particularly a compoundof any one of Formulas (I-IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,thereof, and the at least one other therapeutically active agent.

As provided herein, unit dosage forms (pharmaceutical compositions)containing from 1 mg to 1000 mg of a compound of Formula (I),particularly a compound of any one of Formulas (I-IV), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered one, two,three, or four times per day, preferably one, two, or three times perday, and more preferably, one or two times per day, together with atleast one other therapeutically active agent to effect treatment of aRIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder.

As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” means amaterial, composition or vehicle involved in giving form or consistencyto the composition. Each excipient must be compatible with the otheringredients of the pharmaceutical composition when commingled such thatinteractions which would substantially reduce the efficacy of a compounduseful in this invention when administered to a patient and interactionswhich would result in pharmaceutical compositions that are notpharmaceutically acceptable are avoided. In addition, each excipientmust of course be of sufficiently high purity to render itpharmaceutically acceptable.

The compounds useful in this invention and the pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient or excipients will typically be formulated into adosage form adapted for administration to the patient by the desiredroute of administration. Conventional dosage forms include those adaptedfor (1) oral administration such as tablets, capsules, caplets, pills,troches, powders, syrups, elixirs, suspensions, solutions, emulsions,sachets, and cachets; (2) parenteral administration such as sterilesolutions, suspensions, and powders for reconstitution; (3) transdermaladministration such as transdermal patches; (4) rectal administrationsuch as suppositories; (5) inhalation such as aerosols and solutions;and (6) topical administration such as creams, ointments, lotions,solutions, pastes, sprays, foams, and gels.

Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients will vary depending uponthe particular dosage form chosen. In addition, suitablepharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be chosen for a particularfunction that they may serve in the composition. For example, certainpharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be chosen for their abilityto facilitate the production of uniform dosage forms. Certainpharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be chosen for their abilityto facilitate the production of stable dosage forms. Certainpharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be chosen for their abilityto facilitate the carrying or transporting the compound or compoundsuseful in this invention once administered to the patient from oneorgan, or portion of the body, to another organ, or portion of the body.Certain pharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be chosen for theirability to enhance patient compliance.

Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients include the followingtypes of excipients: diluents, fillers, binders, disintegrants,lubricants, glidants, granulating agents, coating agents, wettingagents, solvents, co-solvents, suspending agents, emulsifiers,sweeteners, flavoring agents, flavor masking agents, coloring agents,anti-caking agents, humectants, chelating agents, plasticizers,viscosity increasing agents, antioxidants, preservatives, stabilizers,surfactants, and buffering agents. Suitable diluents and fillers includelactose, sucrose, dextrose, mannitol, sorbitol, starch (e.g. cornstarch, potato starch, and pre-gelatinized starch), cellulose and itsderivatives (e.g. microcrystalline cellulose), calcium sulfate, anddibasic calcium phosphate. Suitable binders include starch (e.g. cornstarch, potato starch, and pre-gelatinized starch), gelatin, acacia,sodium alginate, alginic acid, tragacanth, guar gum, povidone, andcellulose and its derivatives (e.g. microcrystalline cellulose).Suitable disintegrants include crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate,croscarmelose, alginic acid, and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.Suitable lubricants include stearic acid, magnesium stearate, calciumstearate, and talc. The skilled artisan will appreciate that certainpharmaceutically acceptable excipients may serve more than one functionand may serve alternative functions depending on how much of theexcipient is present in the formulation and what other ingredients arepresent in the formulation.

Skilled artisans possess the knowledge and skill in the art to enablethem to select suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients inappropriate amounts for use in the invention. In addition, there are anumber of resources that are available to the skilled artisan whichdescribe pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and may be useful inselecting suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Examplesinclude Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mack Publishing Company),The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Additives (Gower Publishing Limited), andThe Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients (the American PharmaceuticalAssociation and the Pharmaceutical Press).

The pharmaceutical compositions are prepared using techniques andmethods known to those skilled in the art. Some of the methods commonlyused in the art are described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences(Mack Publishing Company).

Accordingly, another embodiment of this invention is a method ofpreparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the step of admixingcrystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) having the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1 with one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In another embodiment, there isprovided a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprisingthe step of admixing crystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) characterized by the diffraction data in Table 1, with oneor more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Still another embodimentof this invention is a method of preparing a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the step of admixing crystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) having the PXRD pattern of FIG. 1 and at least one othertherapeutically active agent with one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipients. In another embodiment, there is provided a methodof preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the step ofadmixing crystalline(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide(free base) characterized by the diffraction data in Table 1, and atleast one other therapeutically active agent with one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

In one aspect, the invention is directed to a pharmaceutical compositionadapted for oral, parenteral, transdermal, inhalation or topicaladministration, wherein the composition comprises a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound useful in this invention and at least oneother therapeutically active agent and one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipients.

General Synthetic Methods and Examples

Compounds that inhibit RIP1 kinase may be prepared using syntheticprocedures described and illustrated in International Patent Appln. No.PCT/IB2014/059004, now, International Patent Appln. Pub. No.WO2014/125444.

The following compounds of Formula (I), useful in this invention, aredescribed in International Patent Application No. PCT/IB2014/059004,(International Patent Application Publication No. WO2014/125444):

-   (R)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (R)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-1,1-dioxido-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-((1    S,3R)-5-methyl-1-oxido-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-((1R,3R)-5-methyl-1-oxido-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   3-benzyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamide;-   3-benzyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-(1-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-N-(methyl    sulfonyl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(3-isopropylureido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-7-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxylic    acid;-   (S)—N-(7-acetamido-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-(3-(5-benzyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamido)-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-7-yl)boronic    acid;-   (S)-(3-(3-benzyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamido)-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-8-yl)boronic    acid;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-hydroxy-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-3-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(8-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-8-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-((3    S)-2-oxo-8-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide,-   (S)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(8-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-7-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(9-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-N-(2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-N-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-(hydroxy(phenyl)methyl)-N—((S)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-methoxy-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(methylsulfonyl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(morpholine-4-carbonyl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-N,N,    5-trimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-methyl    3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepine-7-carboxylate;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(1-(2-cyanoethyl)-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-fluoro-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)furan-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(methyl(phenyl)amino)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)benzamide;-   (S)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4-phenoxypicolinamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-phenoxy    benzamide;-   3-benzyl-N—((S)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   3-benzyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide;-   3-benzyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide;-   N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-phenoxy    pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-((1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-5-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-((2-oxopyridin-1    (2H)-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-((3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(4-methylbenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-5-methyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-(2-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-5-methyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-phenethyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-methyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-((2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3,5-difluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3,4-difluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-4-butoxy-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)    picolinamide;-   (S)-4-(cyclopentyloxy)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)    picolinamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,    3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-2H-tetrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(4-chloro-5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(4-chloro-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,    5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(difluoro(phenyl)methyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(difluoro(phenyl)methyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(3-bromobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(4-bromobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-cyano-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-7-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-7-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-7-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dihydroxyethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (R)-5-benzyl-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-butoxy-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)benzamide;-   (S)-5-(4-methoxybenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide;-   (R)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)-3-phenoxybenzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-pentyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(2-iodobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(4-methoxyphenethyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-isobutyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-isobutyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-propyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-3-(allyloxy)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)benzamide;-   (S)-3-butoxy-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)benzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-6-phenoxy    picolinamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-phenethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-3-phenethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-methyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(phenoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-oxo-3,4,    5,6-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazocin-4-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-((methyl(phenyl)amino)methyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)oxazole-4-carboxamide;-   5-methyl-N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-chloro-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-phenoxy    benzamide;-   (S)—N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-pentyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(phenylamino)    benzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-phenoxyfuran-2-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(pyridin-2-yloxy)benzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(morpholinomethyl)benzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)    benzamide;-   (S)-3-(cyclopentyloxy)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)benzamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-2-phenoxy    isonicotinamide;-   (S)-5-(4-bromophenoxy)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)furan-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-((4-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)furan-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-((3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)-2-(4-bromobenzyl)-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-3-(p-tolyloxy)    benzamide;-   ((S)-5-(cyclohexylmethyl)-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(1,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-((5-methylthiophen-2-yl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(3-fluorobenzyl)-N-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6,8-difluoro-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-isopentyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-8-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   5-benzyl-N-((3R)-1-oxido-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (R)-5-benzyl-N-(1,1-dioxido-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]thiazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-methyl    (3-(5-benzylisoxazole-3-carboxamido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-7-yl)carbamate;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamido)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(N-methylacetamido)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(3-methoxypropanamido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(3-ethylureido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(3-(2-methoxyethyl)ureido)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(2,5-dimethyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   ((S)—N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(2-fluorobenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-(difluoromethoxy)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-1-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-cyclopropyl-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-cyano-5,8-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6-chloro-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-phenethyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(7-(difluoromethoxy)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2-cyclopentylethyl)-N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-chloro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5,8-dimethyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   N—((S)-6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(5,8-dimethyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(9-fluoro-7-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(9-fluoro-7-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(2,3-difluorobenzyl)-N-(6-fluoro-8-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(9-fluoro-8-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4-phenoxy    picolinamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(8-methoxy-5-methyl-7-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-7-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   ((S)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-N-(5-methyl-7-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-(pyridin-2-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)-5-benzyl-N-(6,    8-difluoro-7-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   (S)—N-(7-chloro-9-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-((S)-1-phenylethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;-   N—((S)-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-5-((R)-1-phenylethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;

or a salt, particularly, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.

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 4. A method of treating a RIP1 kinase-mediated diseaseor disorder which comprises administering a therapeutically effectiveamount of a compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and at least one othertherapeutically active agent to a patient in need thereof, wherein thecompound is a compound according to Formula (I):

wherein: X is O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, CO, CH₂, CF₂, CH(CH₃), CH(OH), orN(CH₃); Y is CH₂ or CH₂CH₂; Z¹ is N, CH or CR¹; Z² is CH or CR²; Z³ isN, CH or CR³; Z⁴ is CH or CR⁴; R¹ is fluoro or methyl; one of R² and R³is halogen, cyano, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy,hydroxyl, B(OH)₂, —COOH, halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂NHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—, ((C₁-C₄)alkyl)((C₁-C₄)alkyl)NC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)N(C₁-C₄)alkyl)-,(C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-C(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-NHC(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkoxy-, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6membered heteroaryl-C(O)NH, wherein said 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyland 5-6 membered heteroaryl are optionally substituted by 1 or 2substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of(C₁-C₄)alkyl and —(C₁-C₄)alkyl-CN; and the other of R² and R³ is halogenor (C₁-C₆)alkyl; R⁴ is fluoro, chloro, or methyl; R⁵ is H or methyl; Ais phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl,wherein the carbonyl moiety and L are substituted 1,3 on ring A; m is 0or m is 1 and R^(A) is (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and L is O, S, NH, N(CH₃), CH₂,CH₂CH₂, CH(CH₃), CHF, CF₂, CH₂O, CH₂N(CH₃), CH₂NH, or CH(OH); B is anoptionally substituted (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 memberedheteroaryl, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl; wherein said(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl is unsubstituted or is substituted by one or twosubstituents each independently selected from halogen, (C₁-C₄)alkyl,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, nitro, and(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)—; or the moiety -L-B is (C₃-C₆)alkyl, (C₃-C₆)alkoxy,halo(C₃-C₆)alkoxy, (C₃-C₆)alkenyl, or (C₃-C₆)alkenyloxy; or a saltthereof, and at least one other therapeutically active agent to apatient in need thereof; wherein the at least one other therapeuticallyactive agent is selected from a thrombolytic agent, a tissue plasminogenactivator, an anticoagulant, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, anantimicrobial agent, a long acting beta agonist, a combination of aninhaled corticosteroid and a long acting beta agonist, a short actingbeta agonist, a leukotriene modifier, an anti-IgE, a methylxanthinebronchodilator, a mast cell inhibitor, a protein tyrosine kinaseinhibitor, a CRTH2/Dprostanoid receptor antagonist, an epinephrineinhalation aerosol, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, a combination of aphosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor and a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, along-acting inhaled anticholinergic, a muscarinic antagonist, along-acting muscarinic antagonist, a low dose steroid, an inhaledcorticosteroid, an oral corticosteroid, a topical corticosteroid,anti-thymocyte globulin, thalidomide, chlorambucil, a calcium channelblocker, a topical emollient, an ACE inhibitor, a serotonin reuptakeinhibitor, an endothelin-1 receptor inhibitor, an anti-fibrotic agent, aproton-pump inhibitor, a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductanceregulator potentiator, a mucolytic agent, pancreatic enzymes, abronchodilator, an opthalmalic intravitreal injection, an anti-vascularendothelial growth factor inhibitor, a ciliary neurotrophic growthfactor agent, a trivalent (IIV3) inactivated influenza vaccine, aquadrivalent (IIV4) inactivated influenza vaccine, a trivalentrecombinant influenza vaccine, a quadrivalent live attenuated influenzavaccine, an antiviral agent, inactivated influenza vaccine, a ciliaryneurotrophic growth factor, a gene transfer agent, a topicalimmunomodulator, calcineurin inhibitor, an interferon gamma, anantihistamine, a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal anti-T-cell antibody,an anti-thymocyte gamma globulin-equine antibody, an antithymocyteglobulin-rabbit antibody, an anti-CD40 antagonist, a JAK inhibitor, andan anti-TCR murine mAb.
 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein X isO, NH, or CH₂.
 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein Y is CH₂. 7.The method according to claim 6, wherein R² is halogen, cyano,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, hydroxyl, B(OH)₂, —COOH, halo(C₁-C₄)alkylC(OH)₂—,(C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, or 5-6 membered heteroaryl, wherein said 5-6membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted by a (C₁-C₃)alkylsubstituent.
 8. The method according to claim 5, wherein R³ is halogen,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy, B(OH)₂, —COOH,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂—, (C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂NHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)NH—,((C₁-C₄)alkyl)((C₁-C₄)alkyl)NC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)—,(C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)N(C₁-C₄)alkyl)-, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylSO₂(C₂-C₄)alkylNHC(O)—, (C₁-C₄)alkylNHC(O)NH—,(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylOC(O)NH—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-C(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-NHC(O)—, 5-6 memberedheterocycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkoxy-, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or 5-6membered heteroaryl-C(O)NH, herein said 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyland 5-6 membered heteroaryl are optionally substituted by (C₁-C₃)alkylor —(C₁-C₃)alkyl-CN.
 9. The method according to claim 5, wherein thecompound is a compound according to Formula (II):

wherein: A¹ is C, A⁴ is C or N, and A², A³, and A⁵ are eachindependently selected from CH, CR^(A), O, S, N, NH and NR^(A) to form afuryl, thienyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrrolyl,pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl or tetrazolyl ring moiety, wherein saidring moiety contains 0 or 1 of CR^(A) and NR^(A).
 10. The methodaccording to claim 9, wherein L is O, CH₂, or NH.
 11. The methodaccording to claim 10, wherein B is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl,substituted by 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from halogen,(C₁-C₄)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₄)alkoxy, halo(C₁-C₄)alkoxy, nitro,and (C₁-C₄)alkylC(O)—.
 12. The method according to claim 4, wherein X isO or CH₂; Y is CH₂; Z¹, Z², and Z⁴ are each CH and Z³ is CR³; or Z¹, Z³,and Z⁴ are each CH and Z² is CR²; or Z¹, Z², and Z³ are each CH and Z⁴is CR⁴; or Z¹ and Z³ are CH, Z² is CR², and Z⁴ is CR⁴; R² is fluoro,chloro, bromo, or —CH₃; R³ is 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl; R⁴ isfluoro; R⁵ is H or methyl; A is triazolyl; m is 0; L is CH₂; and B iscyclopentyl or phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.13. The method according to claim 4, wherein the compound is(S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 14. The method accordingto claim 4, wherein the compound is((S)-5-benzyl-N-(7,9-difluoro-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 15. The method accordingto claim 4, wherein the disease or disorder is selected frominflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis,psoriasis, retinal detachment, retinal degeneration, retinitispigmentosa, macular degeneration, pancreatitis, atopic dermatitis,rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, gout, systemic onset juvenileidiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus,Sjogren's syndrome, systemic scleroderma, anti-phospholipid syndrome,vasculitis, osteoarthritis, non-alcohol steatohepatitis, alcoholsteatohepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune hepatobiliarydiseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis, acetaminophen toxicity,hepatotoxicity, nephritis, renal transplant, surgery, administration ofnephrotoxic drugs, acute kidney injury, Celiac disease, autoimmuneidiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, transplant rejection, ischemiareperfusion injury of solid organs, sepsis, systemic inflammatoryresponse syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, stroke, myocardialinfarction, atherosclerosis, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neontal hypoxicbrain injury, asthma, atopic dermatitis, burns, multiple sclerosis, typeI diabetes, Wegener's granulomatosis, pulmonary sarcoidosis, Behcet'sdisease, interleukin-1 converting enzyme associated fever syndrome,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cigarette smoke-induced damage,cystic fibrosis, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodicsyndrome, a neoplastic tumor, peridontitis, NF-kappa-B essentialmodulator gene mutations, heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1deficiency, linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex deficiency syndrome,a hematological malignancy, a solid organ malignancy, influenza,staphylococcus infection, mycobacterium infection, a lysosomal storagedisease selected from Gaucher disease, GM2 gangliosidosis,alpha-mannosidosis, aspartylglucosaminuria, cholesteryl ester storagedisease, chronic hexosaminidase A deficiency, cystinosis, Danon disease,Fabry disease, Farber disease, fucosidosis, galactosialidosis, GM1gangliosidosis, mucolipidosis, infantile free sialic acid storagedisease, juvenile hexosaminidase A deficiency, Krabbe disease, lysosomalacid lipase deficiency, metachromatic leukodystrophy,mucopolysaccharidoses disorders, multiple sulfatase deficiency,Niemann-Pick disease, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, Pompe disease,pycnodysostosis, Sandhoff disease, Schindler disease, sialic acidstorage disease, Tay-Sachs, and Wolman disease, Stevens-Johnsonsyndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and rejection of transplantorgans, tissues and cells.
 16. The method according to claim 4, whereinthe RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder is a cerebrovascularaccident, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, Crohn's disease,ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, periodontitis, asthma, COPD, amycobacterium infection, systemic scleroderma, cystic fibrosis,retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, influenza, staphylococcusinfection, transplant rejection, or atopic dermatitis.
 17. The accordingto claim 4, wherein the RIP1 kinase-mediated disease or disorder is aburn injury or burn shock and the at least one other therapeuticallyactive agent is selected from an antimicrobial agent, and an analgesic.18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the at least one othertherapeutically active agent is selected from mafenide acetate cream,silver sulfadiazine cream, an opioid analgesic, a retinoid andpirfenidone.
 19. The method according to claim 4, wherein the at leastone other therapeutically active agent is selected from heparin,coumadin, clopidrogel, dipyridamole, ticlopidine HCL, eptifibatide,aspirin, vacomycin, cefeprime, a combination of piperacillin andtazobactam, imipenem, meropenem, doripenem, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin,ofloxacin, moxifloxacin, hydrocortisone, vedolizumab, alicaforsen,remestemcel-L, ixekizumab, tildrakizumab, secukinumab, chlorhexidine,doxycycline, minocycline, fluticasone (fluticasone proprionate,fluticasone furoate), beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide,trimcinolone acetonide, flunisolide, mometasone fuorate, ciclesonide,arformoterol tartrate, formoterol fumarate, salmeterol xinafoate,albuterol (albuterol sulfate), levalbuterol tartrate, ipratropiumbromide, montelukast sodium, zafirlukast, zileuton, omalizumab,theophylline, cromulyn sodium, nedocromil sodium, masitinib, AMG 853,indacaterol, E004, reslizumab, salbutamol, tiotropium bromide, VR506,lebrikizumab, RPL554, afibercept, umeclidinium, indacterol maleate,aclidinium bromide, roflumilast, SCH527123, glycoprronium bromide,olodaterol, a combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterolvilanterol, a combination of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol, acombination of fluticasone furoate and fluticasone proprionate, acombination of fluticasone propionate and eformoterol fumaratedihydrate, a combination of formoterol and budesonide, a combination ofbeclomethasone dipropionate and formoterol, a combination of mometasonefuroate and formoterol fumarate dihydrate, a combination of umeclidiniumand vilanterol, a combination of ipratropium bromide and albuterolsulfate, a combination of glycopyrronium bromide and indacaterolmaleate, a combination of glycopyrrolate and formoterol fumarate, acombination of aclidinium and formoterol, isoniazid, ehambutol,rifampin, pyrazinamide, rifabutin, rifapentine, capreomycin,levofloxacin, moxifloxicin, ofloxacin, ehionamide, cycloserine,kanamycin, streptomycin, viomycin, bedaquiline fumarate, PNU-100480,delamanid, imatinib, ARG201, tocilizumab, muromonab-CD3, basiliximab,daclizumab, rituximab, prednisolone, anti-thymocyte globulin, FK506(tacrolimus), methotrexate, cyclosporine, sirolimus, everolimus,mycophenolate sodium, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide,azathioprine, thalidomide, chlorambucil, nifedipine, nicardipine,nitroglycerin, lisinopril, diltaizem, fluoxetine, bosentan,epoprostenol, colchicine, para-aminobenzoic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide,D-penicillamine, interferon alpha, interferon gamma (INF-g)),omeprazole, metoclopramide, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole,rabeprazole, imatinib, belimumab, ARG201, tocilizumab, ivacftor, dornasealpha, pancrelipase, tobramycin, aztreonam, colistimethate sodium,cefadroxil monohydrate, cefazolin, cephalexin, cefazolin, moxifloxacin,levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, azithromycin, gentamicin, ceftazidime, acombination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, chloramphenicol, acombination of ivacftor and lumacaftor, ataluren, NT-501-CNTF, a genetransfer agent encoding myosin VIIA (MY07A), ranibizumab, pegaptanibsodium, NT501, humanized sphingomab, bevacizumab, oseltamivir,zanamivir, rimantadine, amantadine, nafcillin, sulfamethoxazolem,trimethoprim, sulfasalazine, acetyl sulfisoxazole, vancomycin,muromonab-CD3, ASKP-1240, ASP015K, TOL101, pimecrolimus, hydrocortizone,betamethasone, flurandrenolide, triamcinolone, fluocinonide, clobetasol,hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, a recombinantsynthetic type I interferon, interferon alpha-2a, interferon alpha-2b,hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine, flucloxacillin, dicloxacillin, anderythromycin.
 20. The method according to claim 4, wherein the compoundthat inhibits RIP1 kinase and the other therapeutically active agent areadministered separately.
 21. The method according to claim 20, whereinthe compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and the other therapeuticallyactive agent are administered simultaneously.
 22. The method accordingto claim 20, wherein the compound that inhibits RIP1 kinase and theother therapeutically active agent are administered sequentially, in anyorder.